Put Down the Smartphone, Board Games Are Cool Now
- Marielle Segarra for wnyc.org May 19th, 2014
- Source: http://www.wnyc.org/story/put-down-phone-board-games-are-cool-now/
What's the first image that comes to mind when you hear the words "Dungeons and Dragons"? Some guys covered in Cheeto dust, wearing glasses and wizard hats, sitting in their basements playing cards: a small contingent of devoted nerds?
That stereotype is changing.
Sales of tabletop games (including cards, board games, and role-playing games) at hobby stores have jumped 15 to 20 percent for the last three years in a row, according to a recent report from ICv2. In New York City, a few business owners are hoping to get gamers to their brick-and-mortar stores where people can play hundreds of games.
