When you search the phrase “benefits of family game nights,” Google will regale you with article after article about the mental, social, and emotional benefits of a family game night tradition. Even now, decades later, when our family gets together, you can count on at least one game night filled with loud voices, a bit of shouting, and conversation gracing my parent’s dining room. More than that, I valued those evenings brimming over with quality time, conversations, laughter, and the occasional fight. But, I also learned valuable skills, like how to manipulate my siblings, show no mercy to those weaker than me, and conquer mnemonic devices to rapidly improve my memory. As the youngest, I lost almost incessantly. One of my favorite memories growing up was our family (including our Spanish exchange student) gathered around the dinner table during a cold, North Dakota winter playing Trivial Pursuit.
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