[ he will sit down in the seat across from her and start fiddling around with his game board, leaning in to inspect the little faces. ]

Lots of people ascribe hidden meanings to all sorts of ridiculous things. Amulets, altars, cards. So, aye, most certainly the secrets of the universe are hidden in this game for ... Ages 6 and up.

[ he is, however, setting up his board. so he's definitely going to play. ]