 ochoin  | 24 Oct 2016 2:49 a.m. PST |
I am obliged to have a life insurance policy because of my job. The premiums aren't onerous and are reduced if you can prove your lifestyle contributes to good health & longevity.
For example, non-smokers get a reduction. As I eschew fast foods & soft drinks for a healthy diet, run &/or go to the gym every day, I pay far less to belong. Mental fitness is an area that as I grow older, is an area of interest. As most of us know, as you age, you need to "exercise" your intellect. Wargaming: my hobby allows me to use higher order thinking abilities. I need to Remember historical data, Understand military history, Apply that information to building wargaming armies, Analyse the rules I use, Evaluate my tabletop performance & Create solutions to tactical difficulties.
However, I'm fearful that if I bring this to the attention of the Insurance company, they will consider me a mental midget who plays with toy soldiers. Oh the Humanity. |
| WarWizard | 24 Oct 2016 3:14 a.m. PST |
I could be wrong, but I do not think wargaming will influence them one way or the other any more than telling them you are a video gamer. |
| Dschebe | 24 Oct 2016 4:14 a.m. PST |
You don't only play with toy soldiers. But you also inspire heavy metals when painting miniatures. Thease heavy metals are very bad for your brain, they make us 'older' and mad. Maybe you discuss energically with your playmates when wargaming: these awfull rules, the way your troops perform, this forbiden move according to rules, the way we end talking about politics when gaming… all of these go against your calm and good health. 'To play'is a strategy that many animals have to practice the actitudes they need for their adult performance (to hunt, to stablish hierarchies…). So we all wargamers are suspects for delictive activities relating to conquering the World (after inspiring those heavy metals). So, please don't tell your insurance company about your suspicious activities. Don't tell the police. Don't tell anyone. Don't tell anybody about me, either. Sssshhhh. Enric. |
| skippy0001 | 24 Oct 2016 5:02 a.m. PST |
Write "I conduct conflict simulation exercises'. Forgetting is just flushing your black box due to overflow of unnecessary data. |
| Silent Pool | 24 Oct 2016 7:07 a.m. PST |
…me a mental midget who plays with toy soldiers And a finer fellow they will struggle to meet. Pay the excess, enjoy the kudos. Much respect little guy  |
| Tgerritsen | 24 Oct 2016 9:40 a.m. PST |
Mental health isn't put into question if you play with toy soldiers. It's put into question if your toy soldiers play with you. |
| Spudeus | 24 Oct 2016 9:44 a.m. PST |
Gaming enriches the mind, and society as a whole. Not only should it give you insurance rebates, but also tax deductions. |
| pzivh43 | 24 Oct 2016 11:53 a.m. PST |
And while we're at it, gaming should help attract good looking women of substantial means! |
| Mako11 | 24 Oct 2016 12:01 p.m. PST |
Tell them you play chess. That's one, socially acceptable wargame that exercises the mind. No need to bother them with other games you play. |
| Buff Orpington | 24 Oct 2016 2:12 p.m. PST |
And while we're at it, gaming should help attract good looking women of substantial means! Ah, word of my strip DBA sessions with supermodels has leaked out then. |
| wrgmr1 | 24 Oct 2016 2:15 p.m. PST |
You could tell them you play complicated tactical and strategic games. |
| Henry Martini | 25 Oct 2016 3:24 a.m. PST |
In reality though: substantial looking women of good means. The wargamer's confession: 'I PLAY CHESS!…(sotto voce) with a thousand pieces'. |
