Everyone has played board games in their lives, and many people still play board games today, and thankfully board games have become very popular in the geek/nerd world! This presentation shares 15 life lessons from some classic board games you have played!

1. 15 Life Lessons
From Classic
Board Games
By: Nathan Young
@nvyoung

2. You would have thought that video games
would kill the board game market. If you think
that playing games in front of a screen has
ended board games forever, you are wrong!

3. Thanks to shows like TableTop hosted by Wil
Wheaton on YouTube and Family Game Night hosted
by Todd Newton on Hub Network, board games have
been enjoyed by more and more people. Yes, geeks
and nerds love playing board games as much as
video games, card games, and RPG Games.

4. Also, every geek/nerd convention usually has gaming
where you can join in and play a wide variety of board
games, card games, RPG Games, and video games. Plus,
board games are a great family activity that are fun for
the entire family! You often see Hasbro promoting
Family Game Nights!

5. So, if you can’t play with Wil Wheaton on TableTop
or play classic Hasbro games on Family Game Night,
you can still enjoy a wide variety of classic and new
board games! Just about anyone would love to join
you and your family/friends for a game!

6. As you can see, there are hundreds of board games
you can play today! In this presentation, I am
sharing 15 life lessons from some classic board
games you probably played while you were growing
up! So, get your dice and roll right along!

7. Learning About Words
1
Scrabble taught you words and how to spell the words. But
today, how many of you let spell check correct your mistakes?
Scrabble

8. Sweets Are Cool & Yummy
2
Candy Land taught you about taking turns, and it also taught
you that candy and sweets are really, really, really good!
Candy Land

9. You Want To Rule The World
3
Risk taught you all the steps necessary for world domination.
But, unless you want to be picked up, don’t think about it!
Risk

10. Don’t feel Sorry!
4
Sorry! taught you that knocking someone out during the game
is something you experience in life, like seeing others being
laid off while you keep your job, you think back to Sorry!
Sorry!

11. Passing Go! Is Cool
5
Monopoly taught you what it takes to invest in real estate, but
today, how many of you actually invest in real estate?
Monopoly

12. Mysteries Are Addicting
6
Clue taught you about how to solve a crime. But did Clue
really teach people about how addicting mystery dramas are?
Clue

13. The Ultimate Geek/Nerd Game
7
Chess taught you to think far ahead in the game and make the
right moves, or soon your king and queen was gone!
Chess

14. The Easy Geek/Nerd Game
8
Checkers taught you how addicting and easy it was to win in
this game. The best part was when you got to say “King Me!”
Checkers

15. The Horrors Of Adulthood
9
The Game Of Life taught you about what it would be like
being an adult, and that money rules everything else sadly.
The Game Of Life

16. Opposites Attract
10
Chutes and Ladders taught you that climbing ladders was
actually fun, but sliding down chutes was painful and hard.
Chutes And Ladders

17. Sinking Boats Was Great
11
Battleship taught you how satisfying it was to sink your
opponent's battleships. Unless your battleships was sunk first!
Battleship

18. Went To School For Something Else
12
Operation taught you why you did not go to school to be a
surgeon. Did you think those weird parts were in your body?
Operation

19. Building Something That Didn’t Work
13
Mouse Trap taught you the ins and outs of building things, and
how hard it was to get the contraception to work properly.
Mouse Trap

20. Strategy Can Be Satisfying
14
Connect 4 taught you a new way to play tic-tac-toe. It also
taught you ways to take advantage of your opponent!
Connect 4

21. Bad Drawings Can Be Funny
15
Pictionary taught you how bad your drawings and artwork was
to get the correct answer. But the drawings was funny too!
Pictionary

22. See, there were some life lessons you learned from
playing classic board games. But with the wide
variety of board games available today, anyone can
learn some great lessons, and have some fun at the
same time. Board games are here to stay!

23. Schedule a time when you can play a current or
classic board game with co-workers, family, or
friends. You will be glad you did!
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The most interesting fact about me, I draw
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