Playing parlour games was considered to be part of every day life just a few decades ago. Digital games tend to be quite solitary – unless you’re on an online team I guess! But what happens when the internet’s down or there’s a power cut? Relying on ‘the system’ can be very disempowering but I’m here to say ‘Bring the fun back whether the leckie or the teckie is working or not!’ #parlourgames #offgrid #offgridgames #noelectricity #offline #games #pencilandpapergames #familygames #nocostgames

Before radio, television, and the internet came to dominate our leisure hours at home, people gathered around the hearth and played word games.

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Bring people together, break the ice, or just provide old friends with new tricks.

Plus one you definitely shouldn’t.

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