Bingo ubani?
Sonke silindele ukuzijabulisa okuncane. Nokho, sikhetha ukuba nakho, wonke umuntu ufuna ukuhleka, wonke umuntu ufuna ukuzwa injabulo yokuwina, wonke umuntu ufuna ukuzizwa ejabule. Futhi isizukulwane esisha asihlukile kulokhu.
Njengoba isikhathi siqhubeka, singabona ukushintsha emhlabeni. Abantu abasaboshiwe ngamahhovisi abo ukwenza umsebenzi wabo - i-inthanethi, amakhompyutha aphathwayo kanye nomakhalekhukhwini bethu kusinike inkululeko yokusebenza noma kuphi emhlabeni, futhi sihlale sixhumene nozakwethu, amakhasimende kanye nesikanye nabo ebhizinisini ngesikhathi esifanayo. Abantu abasalaleli ebumnyameni umsakazo ngokuzijabulisa kwakusihlwa - umabonakude, iziteshi eziku-inthanethi ezifana ne-YouTube ne-Kindles zisinikeza amahora angapheli okuzijabulisa. Umhlaba uyathuthuka. Izinto ziyashintsha. Nokho, ezinye izinto azishintshi...
Nakuba kungashiwo ukuthi njengoba i-Millennium iqala, futhi umhlaba uba ne-tech-savvy kakhulu, imidlalo yebhodi ibonakala ilahlekelwa ukuthandwa kwayo phakathi kwezizukulwane ezincane.
Njengoba lokhu kwakuyiqiniso ngaleso sikhathi, imidlalo yebhodi isibuyile ukukhahlela eminyakeni yamuva. Izitolo zamathoyizi zibone ukwanda okukhulu ekuthengisweni kwemidlalo yebhodi efana ne-Trivial Pursuit, Mouse Trap neMonopoly muva nje.
Kubonakala sengathi wonke umuntu uyawujabulela umdlalo webhodi omuhle. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ngabesifazane ikakhulukazi abathanda eminye yemidlalo yebhodi yakudala, njengeMonopoly, Scrabble kanye neBingo. Abaningi bathola ukuthi bangadlala ngisho imidlalo ye-Bingo eku-inthanethi ngemali futhi bawine imiklomelo ye-jackpot - manje ubani ongeke akufune lokho? Njengoba ababambiqhaza bengadlala noma yikuphi, kungaba emsebenzini, ekhaya, ngenkathi belinde endaweni yokupaka izimoto zesikole, ehhovisi likadokotela noma belinde kulayini wokukhokha esitolo segrosa sendawo, bayanda abesifazane abasebasha abavakashela lezi zingosi ukuze dlala le midlalo yakudala.
Imidlalo yebhodi engokomzimba ayiphelelwa yisikhathi. Njengoba sizinza etafuleni nabangane nomndeni phezu komdlalo othenjwayo sonke esiwudlale izikhathi eziyisigidi, uma kungenjalo, kunomuzwa wokuba ngabangane kanye nokulangazelela okusinqobayo. Imidlalo yebhodi ingakwenza lokho kuwe. Zivusa izinkumbulo, zikhuthaze ugqozi futhi ziletha umuzwa wobunye. Banamandla kakhulu kunalokho esikucabangayo.
I-Girls-nights-out-turned-game-nights-in ishanela umhlaba, njengoba abesifazane abasebasha bedlala le midlalo yebhodi yakudala nabanye abangani. Lena indlela eyodwa yokuxhumana nezintombi nokuphinde uxhumane nabantu.
Siyajabula ukufunda ukuthi abesifazane bayo yonke iminyaka bajoyina umphakathi wamageyimu. Imidlalo ayisaqondi amadoda noma izingane, isiqondise wonke umuntu.
Phela le midlalo yakhelwe ukuhlanganisa abantu. Futhi yilokho kanye abakwenzayo.
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