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I love board games and I also like themed board / card games as they help you to relive special moments. Its just good social fun as the last poster said or was it the French.

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When you plug into the net and interface with the millions of others out there plugged into the net, there is one thing missing, a critical syllable that answers the question this thread poses. That syllable is "Face." While there is a great deal to be gained or learned from gaming on the internet, you lose something intangible when you delete that syllable from the equation. Because at the end of the day, games aren't about rules, or stats, or graphics. It is about people sitting down together with a cooperative frame of reference, a framework for the time about to be spent.

Inside that time, you get to provide your own signature, bring your own flavor to the experience. You can play nice, or you can wring victory from the tears of your opponents, but either way, you are looking at the other person at the table, getting feedback on levels the internet just can't provide.

You learn. About people, about rules, about family, yours and others. You learn from intangibles, nuance. The flick of an eyebrow, the quirk of a smile, the way they laugh, or don't.

So, yes, board games are still relevant. But that's just my opinion. Your mileage may vary.

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In my opinion board games are most relevant. On line gaming doesn't compare with board gaming.
The face to face interaction is taken out of the picture. In online gaming you have no idea who you are talking to.
Also the social interactions with real people can affected as a result of online gaming.

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I think the reason most people play board games is for the social aspect, and that makes them incredibly relevant. Computer games as an alternative don't even come close, in my opinion. In fact, more recently, computer games very rarely have the option for 2 people to play either alongside or against each other in the same room any more. When I was growing up, computer games were sociable in that you could have 3-4 people in a room playing against each other on the same console. Now, people sit by themselves playing against random people they'll never meet again. And that makes them feel like they have the right to abuse and swear at strangers, saying whatever they like, because they don't have to look them in the eye and be held accountable for their words. Compared to this, board games are infinitely more sociable, and are therefore far more relevant for developing the social skills that are hugely necessary for life.