Thrashed!

On a lazy Saturday afternoon, I took out our trusty boardgame companion, Blokus, and challenged the Bees to one game. I was feeling rather smart and smug, thinking I could beat the 2 little girls flat in no time. Hence, I was a little complacent and a wee bit distracted.

The game started fairly smooth, with our 3 parties neck to neck along the race to victory. As the game progressed deeper, I was struggling and trying my best to regain any semblance of victory and confidence. Before long, I was deep in the mire of imminent defeat. And eventually, I was the first one to bow my way out of the game. 

The final results: both the Bees had a tie! Amazing!

They first used teamwork to corner my moves, which led to my final setback and surrender. I also witnessed how Big Bee eventually helped Little Bee to think and rationalise harder without providing straightforward answers for her little sister, and this constant encouragement was truly comforting to my soul. 

This is a perfect game for teamwork (in their case to defeat Mummy!) and strategic thinking. In fact, these days, I had been using boardgames to encourage teamplay and to allay the constant and inevitable sibling squabbles. Such games work wonders to bring smiles and cooperation to the Bees. Beat the reclusive iPad, iPhone and computer games anytime!