“Not Just a Game”

Why We Keep Coming Back to the Table

Intro:

Board games aren’t just cardboard and tokens — they’re where memories are made.
According to Leisure Studies (2019), regular game nights strengthen emotional bonds, reduce stress, and provide shared rituals that enhance connection.

Body:

✔️ Game Night = Shared Story
Every session becomes a chapter in your friendships. Whether it’s rivalry in Catan or teamwork in Pandemic, those laughs and gasps become part of your story.

✔️ The Ritual We Crave
In a digital world, analog game nights offer physical presence and focused time.
Setting up the table, opening the box, passing the dice — it’s comforting and familiar.

✔️ Safe Spaces for Emotion
Games allow for expression: joy, surprise, frustration — all within boundaries.
It’s play, but it’s also processing, learning, and connecting.

Closing:

We don’t just play games. We build connection.
We return to the table not for the win — but for the people, the stories, the joy in between.