3 Board Games That Teach The Art of Strategy

If you are someone who likes to think more deeply, would like to become a tactician, and make quick decisions with some level of accuracy, I have a sweet hack for you and it’s just five words – Games. 

Games have been proven to greatly improve players’ ability to strategize, solve problems promptly and be tactful even in the real world. The best lessons are learnt when you lose and also when you win. Here are some games that would make you a master strategist just by playing them.

Monopoly

Popularly known as the money game, Monopoly involves players rolling two dice to move around the game board, buying and selling properties as well as developing businesses. Players collect rent from their opponents and aim to drive them into bankruptcy.

Money can also be gained or lost through Chance and Community Chest cards and Tax squares. Players receive a salary every time they pass “Go” and can end up in jail, from which they cannot move until they have met one of three conditions. A lot of rules apply to the game and it can be played by multiple players.

This game teaches a lot of personal and financial lessons such as managing your emotions around money, proper cash flow management, asset management, income generation, investment, etc. It also exposes you to the consequences of poor financial decisions simulating real-life experiences.

The tricks learnt from this game can be applied to everyday life and is sure to help anyone hone their money-making skills. I strongly recommend this game for families especially those with growing children as it’s a great way to teach kids a thing or two about financial intelligence.

Scrabble

How fast can you form or use words?

Scrabble is a game that takes the battleground to the use of English. It involves multiple players.Tiles are arranged and aligned to form meaningful words that can be found in a dictionary. The more words you get correctly the more points you get.

This game involves a lot of strategy and wordplay. Scrabble helps improve your problem-solving abilities which is a critical life tool. It improves your vocabulary and command of the English language whilst boosting your self-confidence and encouraging social interaction and bonding.

I also recommend this board game for families. It’s an alternative way to improve the arithmetic skills of your children as well as their concentration, creativity and intellectual abilities.

Chess

This one tops the list of strategy games. It is a checkered board game that makes use of various pieces in similitude to ancient warfare. We have the pawns and principal officers like the Knight, Bishop and most importantly the Queen and King. You lose when your King is cornered and or is on check. It’s called a checkmate.

Your job when playing chess is to avoid a checkmate while trying to checkmate your opponent. There are a lot of rules to playing Chess ranging from opening to what moves are obtainable at each stage of the game. It can only be played by two players at a time. They’re called white and black.

One of the things you can learn from playing this game is emotional competence as you have to anticipate your opponent’s every move and be at least 4 moves ahead in your mind, whilst taking into consideration the pros and cons of each move.

Apart from enabling social interaction and banter, it is known for teaching strategy and tact even to children, it also improves deep concentration and creativity. Teaches children how to win and lose, boost their confidence and memory. It’s a great way to hone your problem-solving skills whilst improving patience and empathy.

Research has shown that chess greatly improves children’s overall IQ scores. You should teach your children.

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