http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/general/christmas-presents-for-gamers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-presents-for-gamers Serious about board games Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:40:21 +1300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/general/christmas-presents-for-gamers/#comment-1097 Craig the admin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:44:09 +0000 http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/?p=351#comment-1097 Bio-terrorism is fun ... on a purely gaming level of course. Bio-terrorism is fun … on a purely gaming level of course.

]]> http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/general/christmas-presents-for-gamers/#comment-1096 David Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:31:08 +0000 http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/?p=351#comment-1096 Hi Carmen. I love your psychology! The beauty of board gaming is also in being able to assume imaginary roles. Take the Pandemic: On The Brink expansion, for example - you won't be a serial killer, but at least you get to play a bio-terrorist! Hi Carmen. I love your psychology! The beauty of board gaming is also in being able to assume imaginary roles. Take the Pandemic: On The Brink expansion, for example – you won’t be a serial killer, but at least you get to play a bio-terrorist!

]]> http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/general/christmas-presents-for-gamers/#comment-1095 Carmen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:41:33 +0000 http://seriouslyboard.co.nz/?p=351#comment-1095 Our family really likes playing board games. As psychologist, I always like to remind them about a research study once done on serial killers in prison. They were given a very extensive series of questions trying to find out if anything in particular gave clues about what in someone's past might produce a serial killer. (questions covered a lot of areas including past abuse, alcoholism, etc) The only thing serial killers had in common was that they didn't play board games as children. So whenever we play I like to joke around that it is "serial killer prevention" activity. Our family really likes playing board games. As psychologist, I always like to remind them about a research study once done on serial killers in prison. They were given a very extensive series of questions trying to find out if anything in particular gave clues about what in someone’s past might produce a serial killer. (questions covered a lot of areas including past abuse, alcoholism, etc) The only thing serial killers had in common was that they didn’t play board games as children. So whenever we play I like to joke around that it is “serial killer prevention” activity.

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