I would expand on Go, Poker/Blackjack, and Logic Puzzles to taking up board gaming as a hobby. There is a renaissance in this hobby that started several years a

I would expand on Go, Poker/Blackjack, and Logic Puzzles to taking up board gaming as a hobby. There is a renaissance in this hobby that started several years ago and is only growing in strength. I am fascinated with the wild variety of game mechanics and themes coming out each year. There's a social element to it that gets you out of your head if you go to your local gaming shop to play with others and there's also a quiet meditative element to it as you read rule books and play mock games in private to learn how things work. As an introvert, I find the structure of board gaming gives me a medium through which I can more easily interact with others. It's almost like collaborative puzzle-solving--especially when the other players are also in it for the fun and less the competition. Magic the Gathering is still a huge hobby for me along these lines. I find getting out to Friday Night Magic tournaments leaves my mind ablaze thanks to the social interactions, constantly evolving game dynamics, and leaving each tournament with new ideas for decks and strategies. It's been around for twenty years now, keeps coming up with new mechanics, and is more popular than ever.