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Backgammon Becomes Popular Again
Classic games such as backgammon and operation became popular again, says the owner of a toy multi-store in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, who recently finds himself advising to multitude of parents who visit his store in search of the ultimate holidays gift for their children. Similar testimonies are given by owners of game rooms, who are recently finding their establishments crowded than the usual.
Number of reasons pushed backgammon and classic board games back to the fashion again. The economical crisis and the changing weather cause people to cut down their leisure expenses and look for indoor amusements. The growing awareness to the educational and environmental impact of games, send parents away from plastic, battery consuming toys and draw them near old school board games, especially those with added pedagogic value, such as backgammon, for example.
Backgammon "teach kids about strategy as well as sportsmanship and other values", said our toy store manager, and unlike other educational games, it is not boring "It's like being out on a football field if you really get into it." In addition, backgammon contributes to the brain health, thus practicing the game regularly can prevent dementia and other brain related diseases. Therefore, the most effective backgammon duo would consist of a grandparent and a grandchild.
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