Human play board games in their adult lives more often thaan they realise or acknowledge.
Tic-Tac-Toe: Hope- Waiting for the next X or O on tic-tac-toe! Note that in the art piecethe person who gets to play the nexe move- either X or O wins the game!
Cowrie : Chance. Will it be a four this way or that or inbetween?
Snake & Ladders : Persistence-We go up the ladder, unknowing or despite knowing a snake lies in wait. In the art piece ther is a black snake that is obvious while another green snake lurks in the background.
Cards : Drama-Pretending to hold 4 aces with a poker-face.
Dart Board : Trial and error with all things, aiming at the Bull's Eye...
....Until all Life flattens as a board in the middle of a Game!!