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New ‘Jumanji’ Movie Features a Magical Video Game Instead of a Magical Board Game
New ‘Jumanji’ Movie Features a Magical Video Game Instead of a Magical Board Game
New ‘Jumanji’ Movie Features a Magical Video Game Instead of a Magical Board Game
The only people who still regularly play board games are adults: 30-somethings who drink craft beer, elderly people who get bored and raid the nursing home activity closet, my mom’s overly-competitive boyfriend. Some kids play them, sure — but it’s usually begrudgingly during forced “family night,” or if they come from one of those homes without TVs and where the only magazines are Highlights. There’s a reason why you can play Monopoly and Scrabble on your iPhone now, which is why it’s not surprising that the new Jumanji movie doesn’t center around a tangible board game, but a video game.
Get Your First Look at the New ‘Jumanji’ Cast
Get Your First Look at the New ‘Jumanji’ Cast
Get Your First Look at the New ‘Jumanji’ Cast
Board games are sort of perfect for the current Hollywood franchise model. Board games are both recognizably familiar and new every single time you play. They end, but they can always be restarted by clearing the board and resetting the points to zero...

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