If you take a bomb back to your home base then you lose half of your agents. You know what is in your diplomatic bags, but not those of the other players. It’s a simple enough sounding mission, but as you might expect there are a few things to catch you up on the way. The aim of the game is to bring a total of ten secrets back to your home base. These diplomatic bags are then left in cities across the world with the board being a “map” in the sense that it has bases named after cities and they are connected by various routes. One will contain a bomb, whilst another contains one state secret, one three secrets, and the final one five secrets.
Aim of the gameĮach player in the game (up to a maximum of 4) is given seven secret agents and also 4 diplomatic bags, labelled A – D. Top Secret describes itself as “An international undercover struggle” but to be honest that might be a slightly too grand a description. It only cost me £1.50 and for something that can give hours of entertainment that’s an absolute bargain! As that is basically the premise of the game Top Secret I was rather thrilled too pick up a copy in a local charity shop’s half price sale. I’m always thrilled to find games that make me think of that Cold War period of spies leaving briefcases across Europe as a way of getting secrets out of Eastern Europe. As a kid in the 80s I was obsessed with a series of books on how to be a spy and that obsession has never totally gone away. Furthermore, findings can shed light on how to better personalize and design board games according to personality traits and culture-specific preferences, which should have a significant impact on the user experience and ultimately increase sales.I’ve a bit of a soft spot for spy related board games. These findings have important implications for the board-game industry, a multi-billion-dollar market worldwide. However, these associations were moderated by culture and primarily predicted responses among Danish participants, but not their American or German counterparts.
Results showed significant associations between personality traits and board game-related attitudes and habits. Participants also indicated their liking levels, attitudes, and playing frequency of board games.
A cross-sectional online survey was distributed among 486 Danes, Germans, and Americans, whose personalities were assessed through the NEO-FFI questionnaire. This study investigated whether variations in personality traits are related to board game usage patterns and attitudes, and whether such associations are expressed differently across countries that reflect different cultural orientations and values.
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