The confinement gave many French people a taste for board games, and those who were already initiated into it the desire to discover new ones.
This year at Christmas, these games were prominently placed under the tree.
For parents who were tired of seeing their children glued to the screens, a solution emerged this year: board games.
Many have bought it, so much so that they find themselves prominently at the foot of the tree.
The new kids, from Takenoko to Mysterium via King of Tokyo, have come to dust off the good old Monopoly and Cluedo.
As a family, as a couple or alone, Europe 1 has met those who have fallen for board games.
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Sebastian was already addicted to it before confinement but for Christmas he offered ten to his daughters.
"I avoid that they are in front of the television already", confides the father of the family.
"But the confinement played a big part: everything was canceled so we spend the free time like that, playing games."
"We want to do more things with the family"
For their part, Mickaël and his partner exchanged several games at Christmas, including Smallworld, a kind of Risk, a strategy game, with fantastic characters.
The couple took to board games this year.
"Right now with everything that is happening, we go out less", says Mickaël.
"We want to do more things as a family. I go more towards daytime board games."
Martine has also seen this enthusiasm.
This enthusiast runs an association in Grenoble: "People ask us for a lot of advice, especially for their single parents."
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