Did you ever wish that you had the skills to determine if someone was lying or telling the truth? There are plenty of great board games for under $40.00 dollars that will teach you these critical skills that could save you thousands! Here are three things liars do that you can learn from playing board games.

1. They say too much.  I have found that liars will commonly give you more information than you ask for. They will answer questions that were never asked.

2. They will give too much detail about insignificant facts.  Liars like to focus on insignificant facts to make it look like they are forthcoming and honest.

3. Change the subject.  A talented liar will change the subject to keep you from getting to close to the truth. 

Playing board games will teach you to look out for these three things and many more. I have been working on these skills for many years. It is hard to develop these skills in everyday life because you don’t always know if you were lied to and sometimes you find out years later.

That is why playing games is great to learn these skills. You will constantly hone these skills in games that have some aspect of deception. Poker, Spy Alley, and Werewolf are great games that utilize deception as a key game mechanic. Play these games to develop your skills.