BE AN OLYMPIAN
BOARD GAME OLYMPICS
No need to run a marathon, enjoy a board game Olympics!
Written by Chris Lowry
Looming now is “the Summer”, a short period in England marked by approximately four days of moderate sunshine. It’s also a time when people often spend a week or two away, going on holiday with family or friends. This makes it an excellent time to host The Board Game Olympics: a series of competitive events to find out who amongst you is the greatest sportsperson in the whole world! (It should be noted that traditionally, the Lowry Home Olympics are at Christmas; however, a summer season is also well suited to such sportive shenanigans)
CHOOSING YOUR COMPETITORS
If you are aiming to decide, definitively, once and for all, who is the best at board games; you are going to need some competitors. I would suggest selecting a small selection of people in your family or holiday group.
Explain that you are going to play four games over the next few days and that you need their enthusiasm and participation. I’d also recommend pushing quite hardmy experience is that sometimes it’s Grandma who claimed to be completely uninterested that becomes the most competitive, talking smack about other players and trying to smuggle victory tokens in her handbag.