That $20 folding board game table I grabbed off Facebook Marketplace

I was trying to get my kids off tablets during a rainy week in Seattle, and this cheap folding table with a chess grid printed on it somehow made them actually play cards and checkers for hours without a single argument. Has anyone else found a random simple thing that pulled their family away from screens way better than any expensive gadget?

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henrycooper2mo ago

Used to think I was wasting money on stuff like that, but my kids completely ignored their screens for two straight hours over a $10 deck of cards the other day. Sometimes the simplest thing wins.

the_sandra2mo ago

That line about "two straight hours over a $10 deck of cards" really got me. What kind of card games were they playing that hooked them like that?

nathanj561mo ago

Wait, two straight hours with no arguments? I don't believe it. That's like finding a unicorn.