A couple of months ago, the managing director of a foreign consultancy firm based in Mumbai was concerned that his employees weren't mingling with each other. On the surface they seemed cordial, but there were undercurrents of hostility. "It's a young company, where all employees are between 25 and 35 years old. The MD wanted to instill motivation and a feeling of positivity," says Jill Veera, of The Board Game Company, a Mumbai-based startup that takes next generation board games to corporates to aid employee training, team building, stress management and, sometimes, just fun.

Jill and Kunal Veera founded The Board Game Company in June