Introduction
This is the fourth in a series of articles applying to the board games hobby
the Jungian theory of personality types. I claim no official expertise, but
have read quite a bit on the topic. If you wish to know more about the
theory, a
bibliography
is available. If you wish to find out your own type, a
free on-line test
is available. In the following the introductory quotations are all excerpted
from
Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey.
The Rational Type
In progress
The Rational as Rules Explainer
The Rational Opponent
The Rational Game Buyer
The Rational Game Inventor
The Rational as Reviewer
What can Personality Theory do for the hobby?
It's not certain, but everyone who has played games for long enough has at some point along the line experienced trouble at the games table. Just maybe a better understanding of the various types and goals and styles that exist would help things go more easily and avoid problems? At the same time, there are many games and many reviewers. Perhaps knowing about types can help in figuring out which games you will like and which reviewers work for you? Check out the bibliography to learn more about the theory, learn your own type and soon you can begin making it work for you.