Professional Board Gaming- Board Games in Canada

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Professional Board Gaming In every field, whether it is business, professional world, or gaming, the study of what it takes to become an expert in a given field has been a hot topic for many years. There is a popular theory that says 10,000+ hours of study within a given domain is crucial to become an expert. Apart from this theory, there is a widely accepted idea of “deliberate practice.” Deliberate practice means a special type of practice that is systematic and purposeful.

Deliberate practice is required in Board Games Canada. In regular practice, there is a possibility of mindless repetitions, while deliberate practice calls for focused attention and is carried out with the particular goal of improving performance. It means that the mere repetition of a task is not sufficient to become an expert. Instead, a person must deliberately learn to recognize and correct his mistakes so that he can become an expert. Now, talking about gaming, some long-established games recognize levels of expertise. Games like Bridge, Chess, and Go are some instances where players are ranked on the basis of their performance, and in these games, there are recognized, expert players. But, in many tabletop games, even in the most popular ones, there is no established system of recognizing expertise.


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