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TEXT BY: MARK BROOK
oard games are fun, but did you know they offer a lot more than just entertainment? “When we play games a rather strange thing happens,” psychotherapist Annie Gurton says. “It’s as if we’re accessing a part of our brain and psyche that isn’t visible at most other times. We can focus, we can have sharp wits, and we can stretch parts of our brain that are normally