Mental Floss has linked the "Bloody Mary" game to a Robert Burns poem called "Halloween" from 1786, where party ideas were suggested for Halloween in the 18th century. They suggest that the word "Mary" got twisted over the years and this is where the game came from.
The podcast episode discusses how assuming different identities during play is powerful in allowing people to engage in more creative thinking, becoming better leaders, and more effective workers and learners. The power of play resides in its ability to change our nervous system for the better, allowing us to perform activities better.
A poetic description of Santa Claus describing his physical features and mannerisms.
This episode explores the biology and psychology of play in animals and humans, and how it helps test and expand our potential roles in various interactions.
POGs were a simple yet engrossing game that originally came from a much older game. They captured the attention of kids in the 90s and became a pop-culture phenomenon, similar to other forgotten toys like Furbys.
The speaker talks about their experience playing the game "I am bread" and a game they enjoy playing, but their co-host cannot handle.