Ignite: Reasons to Play Games

Reasons to Play GamesGames are critical to our development, bothpersonally and as a society. If youre not agamer, you should be, and Ill show you why!

It’s good for you…The Office of Naval Research in the USthinks that the "perceptual and cognitiveability" of gamers is 10-20% higher than"normal people".

…and has long term benefits.“People who challenge their brainsthroughout their lifetimes -- through reading,writing and playing games -- are less likely todevelop protein deposits in the brain linkedwith Alzheimers”- Huffington Post (1/24/2012)

MonopolyReleased in 1935, Monopoly is the mostpopular board game in the world behind,well, chess. It has sold more than 275 millioncopies, been played by more than a billionpeople.

Monopoly"Monopoly has you grinding your opponentsinto dust. Its a very negative experience. Itsall about cackling when your opponent landson your space and you get to take all theirmoney.“- Derk Solko (founder of BoardGameGeek)

Settlers of Catan“Like Monopoly in the Depression, Settlers ofCatan is the board game of our time”- The Washington Post

Bartering๏ Balances gameplay๏ Keeps players involved๏ Encourages social interaction๏ Teaches resource management

Ticket to RideTicket to Ride is a cross-country trainadventure in which players collect and playmatching train cards toclaim railway routesconnecting citiesthroughout North America.

Planning๏ Setting goals๏ Saving and frugal spending๏ Competitive timing

CarcassonneCarcassonne is a tile-placement game inwhich the players draw and place a tile with apiece of southern French landscape on it.

Analysis๏ Thinking ahead๏ Dealing with the unexpected๏ Considering another perspective๏ Being prepared

Race for the GalaxyIn the card game Race for the Galaxy,players build galactic civilizations by playinggame cards in front of them that representworlds or technical andsocial developments.

Consequences๏ How decisions effect others๏ Responding to unexpected challenges๏ Changing tactics

Texas Hold’em๏ Experience trumps knowledge๏ Odds aren’t everything

Probability๏ Understanding odds๏ Gauging risk๏ Knowing when to walk away

CrokinolePlayers take turns flicking disks on aboard, trying to score points by attainingcentral regions.

Practice๏ Technique๏ Persistence

Sportsmanship๏ Humility in victory๏ Losing gracefully๏ Recognizing accomplishments

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Ignite: Reasons to Play Games

by Gaines Kergosien

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