Wellness Wednesday of Thrive Week included the Board Games Unplugged event. Between 2 and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, students were invited to play old-fashioned board games in the Student Life Lounge (room S1111).
Board Games Unplugged (BGU) is an example of “more programming we’re bringing to UFV to get more students on campus,” according to Vaibhav Soni, a PRLC assistant who was overseeing the event. BGU is intended to help students relax, unwind, and socialize. “We want to stress more involvement on campus instead of being a commuter campus,” said Soni.
The lounge contains several board and card games that students can use, which are kept on shelves near the centre of the room. Options include well-known favourites like Monopoly, UNO, and Scrabble, as well as more obscure ones like the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Game, Killer Rabbits, and the Ungame. Curiously, they do not seem to have a chess set.
This year’s BGU was a low-key affair. Soni said attendance varies by year and time of day, but that he would be happy if 10 to 15 people showed up. In the end, only six people took advantage of the games during those three hours, but those who did greatly enjoyed themselves. The attendees played a few hands of UNO, followed by Connect Four, and finally Battleship, before dispersing one by one.
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