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Dating Moves Onto the Board Game Arena For Lonely Hearts
Singles bars and the speed-dating circuit may once have been the only solace for lonely hearts. Now, however, Americans in search of love now can find that special someone across a Scrabble or Monopoly board.
Growing numbers of single Americans have discovered PlayDate, a popular new game night that is also the hottest new venue for meeting Mr or Ms Right.
"PlayDate is the alternative night life for people who don't want to go to the clubs," said Tony Sharpe, one of the organizers of the popular event in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC.
The name is a play on words: American children often have "play dates" -- organized get-togethers at home with their toys or at a neighborhood playground -- arranged by parents who feel the need to take charge of their youngsters' social calendars.
At PlayDate events for grown-ups, however, many of the activities are the same ones that the would-be daters enjoyed in their childhood -- games such "Connect Four," "Operation" and "Hungry Hippo."
"I grew up playing board games, card games with my family," said Arlene Williams, 30, one enthusiastic PlayDater in Arlington. "I like going to the disco, but sometimes it's a little too much."
PlayDate events, organized by the group Timeless Entertainment Concept, began in the southern city of Atlanta, Georgia in 2005 and have spread quickly across the United States.
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