web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:25:50 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Play Saves the World - Episodes Tagged with “Spirituality” https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/tags/spirituality 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

]]> Episode 35: Spirituality and Board Game Design, with Jamey Stegmaier https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/35 30fd067a-d7b1-40d7-a6a2-c20cf25b2ef2 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 35 Spirituality and Board Game Design, with Jamey Stegmaier full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel interviews Jamey Stegmaier of Stegmaier Games (Wingspan, Scythe, and Viticulture) about his journey into board game design and his religious background, and how he sees his religious background informing his design ethic and work today. 26:56 no Jamey Stegmaier reflects on his early experiences with board games, his Catholic upbringing, and his employment at the Catholic Student Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The culture and values from his religious background and experiences have impacted his board game design. "At Stonemaier Games, we try really, really hard to make our games accessible, inclusive, and to treat other people the way that we wanna be treated. And a lot of those are philosophies that you see in a lot of different religions." 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). Jamey Stegmaier reflects on his early experiences with board games, his Catholic upbringing, and his employment at the Catholic Student Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

The culture and values from his religious background and experiences have impacted his board game design. "At Stonemaier Games, we try really, really hard to make our games accessible, inclusive, and to treat other people the way that we wanna be treated. And a lot of those are philosophies that you see in a lot of different religions."

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]]> Jamey Stegmaier reflects on his early experiences with board games, his Catholic upbringing, and his employment at the Catholic Student Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

The culture and values from his religious background and experiences have impacted his board game design. "At Stonemaier Games, we try really, really hard to make our games accessible, inclusive, and to treat other people the way that we wanna be treated. And a lot of those are philosophies that you see in a lot of different religions."

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]]> Episode 5: Board Games and Islam https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/5 f4ca90cb-41f2-4573-ae9b-597eb6a6b0dd Sun, 15 May 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 5 Board Games and Islam full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Our very first guest! Ali Karar (@karar2k) joins us to discuss hobby board gaming as a Muslim in Saudi Arabia. We discuss board games as a catalyst for socializing, religious limits to board games, and the role of board games in families. Come learn with us. 1:01:59 no Our very first guest! Ali Karar (@karar2k) joins us to discuss hobby board gaming as a Muslim in Saudi Arabia. We discuss board games as a catalyst for socializing, religious limits to board games, and the role of board games in families. Ali discusses his transition from video games to board gaming, board gaming cafes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Islam's traditional prohibition aginst dice because of its association with gambling. We cap it all off by listing our most beloved games and praising Clap On technology. Islam, board games, religion Our very first guest! Ali Karar (@karar2k) joins us to discuss hobby board gaming as a Muslim in Saudi Arabia. We discuss board games as a catalyst for socializing, religious limits to board games, and the role of board games in families. Ali discusses his transition from video games to board gaming, board gaming cafes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Islam's traditional prohibition aginst dice because of its association with gambling. We cap it all off by listing our most beloved games and praising Clap On technology.

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]]> Our very first guest! Ali Karar (@karar2k) joins us to discuss hobby board gaming as a Muslim in Saudi Arabia. We discuss board games as a catalyst for socializing, religious limits to board games, and the role of board games in families. Ali discusses his transition from video games to board gaming, board gaming cafes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Islam's traditional prohibition aginst dice because of its association with gambling. We cap it all off by listing our most beloved games and praising Clap On technology.

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]]> Episode 3: Is Play Essential to the Human Experience? https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/3 7c8ca85e-6431-4b22-8449-9792c8b631cb Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 3 Is Play Essential to the Human Experience? full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor After naming some recently revisited games, Daniel discusses some lessons learned at a recent conference on play. Is play essential to the human experience? The discussion moves into play as a means of grace. 55:00 no After naming some recently revisited games, Daniel discusses some lessons learned at a recent conference on play. Is play essential to the human experience? How can we games be more inclusive? How does play shape our early childhood in important ways, and can this include Minecraft? The discussion moves into play as a means of grace, and that play according to rules might be an analogy of grace and law. Pop culture jokes include the clap-on lamp from the 80s, and dad jokes include a can of diced tomatoes that secretly contains bookoo dice. Next episode: the book The Grasshopper by Bernard Suits. And a happy Easter, Passover, and Ramadan! board games, religion, spirituality, value of play, convention After naming some recently revisited games, Daniel discusses some lessons learned at a recent conference on play. Is play essential to the human experience? How can we games be more inclusive? How does play shape our early childhood in important ways, and can this include Minecraft? The discussion moves into play as a means of grace, and that play according to rules might be an analogy of grace and law. Pop culture jokes include the clap-on lamp from the 80s, and dad jokes include a can of diced tomatoes that secretly contains bookoo dice. Next episode: the book The Grasshopper by Bernard Suits. And a happy Easter, Passover, and Ramadan!

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]]> After naming some recently revisited games, Daniel discusses some lessons learned at a recent conference on play. Is play essential to the human experience? How can we games be more inclusive? How does play shape our early childhood in important ways, and can this include Minecraft? The discussion moves into play as a means of grace, and that play according to rules might be an analogy of grace and law. Pop culture jokes include the clap-on lamp from the 80s, and dad jokes include a can of diced tomatoes that secretly contains bookoo dice. Next episode: the book The Grasshopper by Bernard Suits. And a happy Easter, Passover, and Ramadan!

Links:

]]> Episode 2: Six reasons board games are spiritual https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/2 9afc21ff-34dc-4138-82a5-144cd683b98c Sun, 03 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 2 Six reasons board games are spiritual full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel & Kevin have … a list show! What are our top 3 ways that board games can be spiritual and authentically human? The lists are different, but not completely, and then there's a bonus round. 58:13 no Daniel & Kevin have … a list show! We trade our top 3 ways that board games can be spiritual and authentically human. Our lists are different, but not completely, and then there's a bonus round for a bit of hilarity. Let's hear it for new board game burps. (Also, the game Kevin cannot think of during the podcast is This War of Mine.) Many thanks to Eljiah Hilty for our theme music. board games, spirituality, religion, community Daniel & Kevin have … a list show! We trade our top 3 ways that board games can be spiritual and authentically human. Our lists are different, but not completely, and then there's a bonus round for a bit of hilarity. Let's hear it for new board game burps. (Also, the game Kevin cannot think of during the podcast is This War of Mine.) Many thanks to Eljiah Hilty for our theme music.

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