How do board games decide who wins?
Board Game Secrets
How do board games decide who wins?
You roll the dice. You move your little plastic astronaut three spaces forward. Your sister groans because you landed on her hotel. But here's the real question: when the game finally ends, how does the board itself know who won?
Spoiler: the board doesn't know. The board is cardboard. You're the one keeping score in your head, watching the rules like a referee. Every board game is really just a question the designer is asking you — and the rules are how you find the answer.
