With the first board game emerging in 4000 BC and the newest video game coming out this April, video games are skyrocketing in admiration from the people. Freshman Royce Underwood has noticed this change when she hangs out with her friends. 

     “No one talks about [board games] anymore, and [when I play them], it feels forced],” Underwood said.  

     She considers her favorite board game to be Monopoly. 

     “[I would rather play] Fortnite, I think it’s better than Monopoly,” Underwood said.      

     Even some seniors are leaning themselves away from board games. Senior Ethan Utt thinks similarly to Underwood.

     “[I would rather play] Team Fortress 2 because I’m a video game person, and I don’t really like board games,” Utt said. “I believe more people have experienced a board game, but [in the] long term, more people are getting into gaming.” 

     While younger generations arefamiliar with the concept, older generations are still new to the idea of video games. English teacher Katie Gisler grew up with board games, like how many teenagers today have grown up with video games. 

     “Pac-Man [is my favorite board game] because I played it in college all the time. I got good at it and it’s fun and I like the music,” Gisler said. 

     Gisler doesn’t have a favorite video game and she has friends who still play board games. For her, board games still have a certain charm that video games have difficulty defeating.

     “Not all board games [have become less popular]; the fantasy board games that people play [are still liked]. I know quite a few people who are into those games,” Gisler said. 

     Even though video games are well-liked by younger generations, people still have favorite board games and remember the times they played them as children.