Vintage Wargaming: Wargamers Personality Test, by Peter Tanner from Battlefields Magazine Vol 1 Issue 6

Friday, 30 March 2012

Wargamers Personality Test, by Peter Tanner from Battlefields Magazine Vol 1 Issue 6

A little difficulty in lining up the scans but I hope they will be readable.

This article dates back to around 1996 but still seems relevant. For a long time I have thought certain wargames on line forums are very clever academic test beds for researchers gaining information on a range of personality disorders. While this article predates a lot of this it is interesting to see how much you think still holds good in 2012.

2 comments:

Tim Gow said...: I was talking to someone about this sort of thing only the other day! By the way, my score was minus 0.8!; 30 March 2012 at 19:36
Sun of York said...: I love quizes. 3.6 was my score, but maybe a bit harsh.; 2 April 2012 at 13:29

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