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What Games Do Women Play?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the if-you-have-two-x's-please-speak-up dept.

wikinerd writes "BBC recently published the results of an Elspa white paper on women in gaming, revealing that women prefer RPG, adventures, easy driving sims, puzzles, Tetris, and life simulations like The Sims. I suppose that the Slashdot crowd knows much more about this topic than Elspa, so I ask you: What games do women like most and are they experienced players? What would be the difference if your opponent in a game is male or female? How does the gender of other gamers or chatters affect your on-line behavior, especially when the physical distance means you may never really meet face-to-face."

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  1. Women? by turtled · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know about most women, but mine likes role-playing... Playing the role of master bitch: Clean up, there are mountain dew cans all over, when are your friends leaving, they have been here 8 hours. What's so fun about Halo anyways. Don't they have homes to go home to? Why are you so loud. Why don't you do something constructive... etc etc etc

    Good thing she doesn't read Slashdot ;)

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    1. Re:Women? by turtled · · Score: 4, Funny

      (Score:-1, No Sex for a year)

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    2. Re:Women? by Blackknight · · Score: 4, Funny

      Move out of your Mom's basement and you might not have a problem.

  2. REZ! by kryogen1x · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Nuff Said.

  3. Shit, that's simple... by RazorJ_2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "headgames". 'Nuff said.

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  4. Ahh yes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suppose that the Slashdot crowd knows much more about this topic than Elspa

    Of course. When you need information about women, the first place you should turn is the experts on Slashdot :)

  5. odd assumptions... by moof1138 · · Score: 1, Funny

    >I suppose that the Slashdot crowd knows much more about this topic than Elspa

    Why would anyone ever suppose that Slashdotters know about women?

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  6. Re:easy! by rylin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just because it's sexist doesn't mean it isn't true!

  7. Re:They play games like... by frankmu · · Score: 4, Funny

    the first one is a life saver. for you slashdotters, comment on a womans hair. just notice it, and it will get you points forever. really, that's all you have to do. aquaintance, girlfriend, wife... doesn't matter. make it a reflex. you could be scratching your butt, thinking about the latest baseball score, but say something nice about the hair, and it will make her day.

    a happy female will reduce your blood pressure in many ways. trust me ;)

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