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When did board games 'click' for you? (lemmy.world)
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Has it been a consistent hobby since childhood or was there a single game, a mechanism, theme or social situation which hooked you in?

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[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ve been playing board games my whole life, but when I was 9 my cousin busted out catan, that was the first proper longer game with actual mechanics. It was the moment I realized board games could be more than a boring family activity.