web01.fireside.fm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:57:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Play Saves the World - Episodes Tagged with “Enneagram” https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/tags/enneagram Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0500 Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. en-us episodic On games and spirituality Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. no play, gaming, game theory, work, human flourishing, the meaning of play Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor thomaskevintaylor@icloud.com Episode 44: The Enneagram, for Board Gamers! https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/44 99a08b6c-477e-436c-b9a9-451794e040a1 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:00:00 -0500 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 44 The Enneagram, for Board Gamers! full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor We trek to new frontiers as we connect up the Enneagram (a typology of personalities) to game types and mechanics. What do your game interests say about you as a person? What motivates you, and what repels you, in life and in games? 1:04:56 no Intro to & History of Enneagram The origins of the enneagram are arcane and unclear. Relation to 7 Deadly Sins, Sufi Islam George Gurdjieff, Armenian spiritualist and teacher, 1865-1949 Oscar Ichazo (Bolivian) and Claudio Naranjo (Chilean) in 1970s developed it. It came into American practice through Naranjo in CA, and Catholics there, including Father Robert Ochs. It is used in therapeutic and spiritual settings to discern who you are and who others are The Types Perfectionist: want it done right, highly moral, avoids blame Helper: wants to be loved and needed, avoids own needs Performer: wants success, gotta win, avoid failure Romantic: need to be extraordinary and understood, avoid being ordinary Investigator: independent, private, strives for knowledge, avoids help from others Loyalist: committed and funny, they are worst case thinkers, fearful, desires security, avoid danger Enthusiast: fun and happy, avoid pain Challenger: be strong, confrontational, commanding, avoids weakness Peacemaker: pleasant and accommodating, avoid conflict Where Can People Take Enneagram Test? Lots of places online, but one starting place is here (http://yourenneagramcoach.com). Caveats We are not experts No system is perfect - this doesn’t define you. Our Own Enneagram Types & Implications Kevin is a 1 – a perfectionist Daniel is a 9 – a peacemaker Board Game Mechanisms for Enneagram Types K: type 1 perfectionist: are going to like high strategy and low luck games, like chess, A Feast for Odin, Azul, Brass Birmingham, and generally any kind of Euro. But you might should play games with more risk and zaniness such as Nemesis or Frostpunk. D: K: type 5 investigator: solo gamer, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, solo experience games like Mr. President; Endurance by Amabel Holland D: K: type 3 Performer: push your luck, dungeon crawler, risk mitigation (Nemesis; Gloomhaven; Quacks of Quedlinburg) Next episode: Gaming experiences for the holidays! CALL TO ACTION Subscribe to our newsletter (https://buttondown.email/BoardGameFaith) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/boardgamefaith/) Interact with us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boardgamefaith/) Discord us Discord (https://discord.gg/MRqDXEJZ) Chat with us on Wavelength (iOS and MacOS and iPadOS only) (https://wavelength.app/invite/AGSmNhIYS5B#ABhy7aXOO04TO6HTS4lelw--) spirituality, enneagram, board games, gaming, religion, Christianity, personality types Intro to & History of Enneagram

The origins of the enneagram are arcane and unclear.

  • Relation to 7 Deadly Sins, Sufi Islam
  • George Gurdjieff, Armenian spiritualist and teacher, 1865-1949
  • Oscar Ichazo (Bolivian) and Claudio Naranjo (Chilean) in 1970s developed it. It came into American practice through Naranjo in CA, and Catholics there, including Father Robert Ochs.
  • It is used in therapeutic and spiritual settings to discern who you are and who others are

The Types

  1. Perfectionist: want it done right, highly moral, avoids blame
  2. Helper: wants to be loved and needed, avoids own needs
  3. Performer: wants success, gotta win, avoid failure
  4. Romantic: need to be extraordinary and understood, avoid being ordinary
  5. Investigator: independent, private, strives for knowledge, avoids help from others
  6. Loyalist: committed and funny, they are worst case thinkers, fearful, desires security, avoid danger
  7. Enthusiast: fun and happy, avoid pain
  8. Challenger: be strong, confrontational, commanding, avoids weakness
  9. Peacemaker: pleasant and accommodating, avoid conflict

Where Can People Take Enneagram Test? Lots of places online, but one starting place is here.

Caveats

  • We are not experts
  • No system is perfect - this doesn’t define you.

Our Own Enneagram Types & Implications

  • Kevin is a 1 – a perfectionist
  • Daniel is a 9 – a peacemaker

Board Game Mechanisms for Enneagram Types

  • K: type 1 perfectionist: are going to like high strategy and low luck games, like chess, A Feast for Odin, Azul, Brass Birmingham, and generally any kind of Euro. But you might should play games with more risk and zaniness such as Nemesis or Frostpunk.
  • D:
  • K: type 5 investigator: solo gamer, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, solo experience games like Mr. President; Endurance by Amabel Holland
  • D:
  • K: type 3 Performer: push your luck, dungeon crawler, risk mitigation (Nemesis; Gloomhaven; Quacks of Quedlinburg)

Next episode: Gaming experiences for the holidays!

CALL TO ACTION

]]> Intro to & History of Enneagram

The origins of the enneagram are arcane and unclear.

  • Relation to 7 Deadly Sins, Sufi Islam
  • George Gurdjieff, Armenian spiritualist and teacher, 1865-1949
  • Oscar Ichazo (Bolivian) and Claudio Naranjo (Chilean) in 1970s developed it. It came into American practice through Naranjo in CA, and Catholics there, including Father Robert Ochs.
  • It is used in therapeutic and spiritual settings to discern who you are and who others are

The Types

  1. Perfectionist: want it done right, highly moral, avoids blame
  2. Helper: wants to be loved and needed, avoids own needs
  3. Performer: wants success, gotta win, avoid failure
  4. Romantic: need to be extraordinary and understood, avoid being ordinary
  5. Investigator: independent, private, strives for knowledge, avoids help from others
  6. Loyalist: committed and funny, they are worst case thinkers, fearful, desires security, avoid danger
  7. Enthusiast: fun and happy, avoid pain
  8. Challenger: be strong, confrontational, commanding, avoids weakness
  9. Peacemaker: pleasant and accommodating, avoid conflict

Where Can People Take Enneagram Test? Lots of places online, but one starting place is here.

Caveats

  • We are not experts
  • No system is perfect - this doesn’t define you.

Our Own Enneagram Types & Implications

  • Kevin is a 1 – a perfectionist
  • Daniel is a 9 – a peacemaker

Board Game Mechanisms for Enneagram Types

  • K: type 1 perfectionist: are going to like high strategy and low luck games, like chess, A Feast for Odin, Azul, Brass Birmingham, and generally any kind of Euro. But you might should play games with more risk and zaniness such as Nemesis or Frostpunk.
  • D:
  • K: type 5 investigator: solo gamer, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, solo experience games like Mr. President; Endurance by Amabel Holland
  • D:
  • K: type 3 Performer: push your luck, dungeon crawler, risk mitigation (Nemesis; Gloomhaven; Quacks of Quedlinburg)

Next episode: Gaming experiences for the holidays!

CALL TO ACTION

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