“What would it look like if we had a president who played boardgames? There are many good lessons a president could learn from playing boardgames. ...
“A strong economy is necessary but not sufficient to win the game: Most of my favorite games have an initial build-up phase while players maneuver to construct ways in which to increase their income. As the game progresses, money becomes less and less important and players spend their cash freely to earn victory points to win the game. In these games (such as Puerto Rico, Dominion, Saint Petersburg, and Race for the Galaxy) the most important decision players face is when they should switch their focus away from earning resources and instead put their efforts into gaining points. The US economy is an important thing and the president needs to be trying to find ways to improve it, but it shouldn’t be the end-all or be-all of his concerns. ...”
