Board games unite families and friends

Charlotte Hartung Features Writer

Game night looks different for every family and friend group. Whether you are at the lake, playing cards before school in the Commons, or even just in someone’s basement, everyone can agree that the most important part of it all is creating memories and spending time with your loved ones.

Senior Emilia Goldwasser started having game nights with her friends at the beginning of badminton season last year, and since then, they have had them almost every week. Goldwasser’s favorite games to play with her friends are Scattergories and B.S. while they devour a bowl of pasta together in her living room.

“I invited my friends over for games and pasta, and since then, we have kept up with the tradition,” Goldwasser said. “I really love game nights because I feel like we’ve all gotten so much closer and I now know a lot more about everyone. We also spend lots of time talking and catching up which is super fun.”

Sophomore MaryKay Doyle has also been doing game nights with her friends for a long time. Her group’s favorite game to play together is Trivial Pursuit.

“It happened to be something we all knew how to play and we had lots of fun, so now whenever we go to someone’s house, we play it,” Doyle said. “Trivial Pursuit is a simple game, which is nice, because we can still talk and listen to music when playing. It’s our time to talk to each other while also doing a little something fun.”

The time before school can allow people to meet with teachers to do their forgotten homework, but for others, it’s a time to relax and connect before a long school day.

Seniors Brian Denver and Tim Nelson have been playing cards before school since April of last year. They enjoy playing the Ukrainian game Durak (дурак).

“I think it is a great bonding experience because we can all have fun playing a game together and it