Episode 7: Book Club! The Grasshopper ch. 3 and Defining Games

We make a new attempt at an episode opening – an improv skit with pirates playing Carcassone! We discuss Carcassone a bit, lionize the word "eschew" and life points in general, and wrestle with Bernard Suits' definition of a game: "the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles" (p. 43). Games require buy-in from participants who must agree to its rules, desire to best their competitors, and strive to be efficient within the games required inefficiencies. So how appropriate is it to conceive of God engaging in play and games? Kevin attempts to quote the Quran in thinking through God's delight in obstacles and complexities, and Daniel points to delight and grace. Shout out to @jtaultesq on Instagram for correctly identifying Concept in our Instagram quiz!

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Links:

• The Grasshopper - Third Edition - Broadview Press
• Octopus Playtime | Octopus In My House | BBC Earth - YouTube
• Board Game Faith | Linktree
• Board Game Faith is creating podcasts on board games and spirituality | Patreon
• Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World a book by Jane McGonigal
• Surah Al-Hujurat - 13 - Quran.com