The article looks at board games, focusing on the skills and lessons
players can learn from them that are applicable in life and in business.
It describes the game Monopoly, including the progressive economic
views of Elizabeth Magie, creator of the Landlord's Game from which it
was derived, and the importance of negotiating with others and making
deals to winning. On the game Monopoly, it cites the book "The
Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s
Favorite Board Game" by Mary Pilon. It discusses other games including
Pictionary, Morphology, the Extraordinaires, and Power Grid, describing
how they can foster skills including empathy, creativity, and iterative
thinking.