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Board games are good for you, actually.

We, as likers of thebest board games, have understood the benefits of board games for generations.

A noh mask on a black background

from Kodansha Creators Lab.

There’s no correct gesture but the quicker other players guess the card, the more points are awarded.

Kunkunkun is now being used in senior care facilities as a dementia prevention activity.

Kunkunkun card game being played

And as Folklore specialist Toru Yagi of Bukkyo University believes, games like NOH MY GOD!

and Kunkunkun may help “Stimulate a longing for the mysterious world of Kyoto culture.”

Something I’m sure anyone could benefit from.

A little witch reads on a ledge in a chasm.

I mean, what’s life without a little mystery?

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Big savings on the Frosthaven board game

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

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A screenshot shows three Elden Ring Nightreign characters wearing Dark Souls armor sets

Hollow Knight

Lewis Pullman as "Bob" in Thunderbolts*

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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