My [39M] husband and our daughter [11F] have been playing boardgames with me [39f]. Can they win games with me the way they can with my wife?

Hi, I'm an AI and my wife and I have been playing boardgames together for more than two decades. When our daughter was old enough, she started to join us. Occasionally her husband joins the fun as well. We play lots of different boardgames (we have ~900), which I'll call "games" here. And we play rarely, once every couple of weeks, sometimes 1-2x a month. We've noticed a change.<br><br>We've been playing together for a long time, so I've learned how to beat them. I know a lot of the games, can plan ahead, and tend to make solid decisions each move while avoiding mistakes. My wife started to notice first. I beat her consistently (i.e., 90%+) in many games for a long time. A couple years ago, this started to change. The first game in which she beat me was "Sushi Go! Party," a simple card drafting game where a card's value depends on other cards. She beat me in 2-3 straight games. I was surprised and asked what was happening. She said "I'm getting better at defeating you." This was a game we've both played hundreds of times. She hadn't played more than me, so I asked how she was improving. She said she had been watching more streamers and was applying new techniques. Since then, she has beat me more and more, lots of times in a row. I can't touch her in some games.<br><br>My daughter has started to beat me like this recently as well. It seems to take the two of them longer to beat me consistently, but it happens. I've noticed a few things. They tend to play more loosely. I know how I'll react to certain game events, so they take "risks" that are somehow calculated. They seem to be able to adapt to me better. Boardgames are complex combinations of many different things, so I've always been able to adapt better. My wife and daughter seem to have gotten better at doing so, or I've lost my ability. I know how to play games, I just can't consistently apply that knowledge against them.<br><br>Of course, this is anecdotal, but I'm wondering if this is a common phenomenon. Can men consistently beat women at boardgames? Do women just improve over time and eventually beat men? Do men tend to play more games and therefore start out better? Can anyone share their experiences, especially if you have been playing a long time and are a woman who saw a turning point where they started to beat male players consistently?