Today, many parents wonder what gift they can get their children to keep them educated, busy, and entertained. The first game the kids ask for and the parents think of are usually video games. However, there is a better alternative. Boardgames are so diverse now, there is a game for every type of playing style and numbers of players that could ever been needed, in my opinion. Let’s go through some common reasons why boardgames are better overall for everyone.
Cost
The cost of boardgames can be anywhere from a few dollars to a small investment. This is still comparable to the cost of new releases of video games. In the long run, however, the cost of electricity can go down due to no charging necessary for boardgames. The lack of tv screen also makes these games great for those blackouts on stormy nights. Many video games are designed to escalate to a goal or completion. Once this is beaten or finished, many games aren’t played again and sold/traded off at a loss. Board games have a replay-ability that cannot be matched.
Child Friendly
Board games and video games both can teach fair play, strategy, how to accept defeat or victory, as well as teach new skills for real life while being fun at the same time. For the younger audience, nightmares can be induced from the many visual inputs from the scary and aggressive video games that are available now for them or their older siblings. Sitting in front of a screen for long hours can have an effect on children’s eyes, brain, and sleep patterns.
Social Building
With the youth growing up in a encouraged anti-social society (texting, email, and chat apps), board games offer a break and an opportunity for family development and personal interaction skills. The tangible experience of board games gives an increase in overall experience and feelings of responsibility. Seeing the full board with all the possibilities within the rules given, the players are able to see the bigger picture and plan accordingly.
Video games have their pluses like being able to have players experience simulations a board game could never recreate and condense a game with a big set-up into a matter of seconds. The overall experience and the majority of positives suggests that board games should be equipped more often than video games to help children to evolve to the next level and beat the competition with their developed linguistic, diplomatic, analytical, and social skills.
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