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Are board games dying or thriving?

Japan's oldest professional player of the board game retired this week at the age of 98, it got t...

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16.30 21 Aug 2025


Are board games dying or thriving?


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16.30 21 Aug 2025


Japan's oldest professional player of the board game retired this week at the age of 98, it got thinking, have board games lost their allure or can they ever be replaced by the Wordle?  

Cathy Maguire, Member of Board Games Ireland and Dave O’Keefe  Owner of ‘Board & Brewed’


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