New Game in Town employees proved board games are anything but boring Saturday.

For those non-geeks out there who didn’t know, Saturday was International Tabletop Day. Friends gather and play any kind of game on a flat surface, including card games, miniature games and, most important to me, board games.

Local gaming store New Game in Town, 811 W. Lincoln Highway, is a huge advocate of this day. Employees provided plenty of tables and free board games for people to play. The tables filled up quickly with about 40 people throughout the event.

I planned to play my favorite board games, but I decided to try new ones. With all the options available, the towers of board games at New Game in Town had me salivating.

Board games let you do things you wouldn’t be able to in real life. In one game, “Dominion,” I was a monarch trying to claim land and have the greatest kingdom.

The craziest game I played Saturday was “Last Will.” In that game, I was the nephew of a dying millionare. My goal was to spend money as poorly as I could. By doing so, I would inherit my uncle’s money since he’d give it to the most adventurous spender. I had to go bankrupt to win the game, which is the opposite goal of “Monopoly.”

Most of the games students and locals played aren’t games that depend on luck. Instead, they require some skill and strategic planning.

“It gives you a chance to play lesser-known, not really mainstream games,” said junior accounting major Dan Toon.

There are so many great games out there people are unaware exist, and I guarantee there’s a game out there for everybody.

“[International Tabletop Day is] just a day for everyone in the world to get together, to play games and have a good time,” said store owner Bear Wolf.