So, not many people were likely fooled by the Motley Fool’s April Fool’s Day joke (how many times can I use the word fool in a sentence?), but I did find co-founder David Gardner’s piece about board games to be an interesting read. I’m also fairly certain by the article’s content that David is an aficionado of good strategy board games. (If anyone has evidence to support this, leave a comment!)

Entitled “Sharpen Your Intellect With Strategy Board Games,” the piece takes a look at some of the ways that playing games as a pastime can help you in your career. It also doubles as an amazing primer on strategy board games that you can use to convince heathens your friends that haven’t tried real board games to pick one up and give it a shot. David covers everything from some top board games to where you can get ratings to where you can purchase the games you do decide to try.

We board gamers spend a lot of time trying to draw people into the hobby, yet passing this “joke” around your email list might be one of the most effective ways yet!