The number of board game bars in Beijing has jumped from 10 to 72 over the past six months, according to dianping.com, a popular lifestyle website in China.

Board game bars are the latest entertainment trend in Beijing and a growing number of people are spending hours in them playing cards, chess and, of course, board games.

Liu Yan, a 24-year-old paralegal at a law firm in Chaoyang district, said board games' newfound popularity among the capital's young professionals comes mostly because they are inclusive and social.