Bananagrams vs Scrabble - in the Covid age
Bananagrams vs Scrabble - in the Covid age
Bananagrams vs Scrabble - in the Covid age
By Jeremy Dick
August 13, 2020
Summary
Jeremy contacted Ludogogy with an insight he had gained comparing the play of Bananagrams and Scrabble whilst in lockdown.
What is it about Scrabble and Bananagrams that has piqued your interest?
Jeremy Dick: We have been playing Bananagrams at home practically every evening, because we are Corona-shielding with a 90-year-old with Alzheimer's.
Having to explain the rules afresh every day got me thinking: I came to realise that my mental model of life was more Scrabble than is was Bananagrams.
L: What is it about the different 'mental models' of Scrabble and Bananagrams that you have noticed?
L: Why do you now feel that Bananagrams is a better analogy for you now?
The Bananagrams concept seemed to give me permission to refactor a few things in adjusting to disruptions, and that reduced the anxiety I experienced.
While playing Bananagrams one evening, the analogy first occurred to me: I am rather more used to Scrabble-type projects where the design and construction progresses steadily through clearly planned stages, always adding to what has been done before.
I feel as though I have had to convert my Scrabble board into a game of Bananagrams, and do some serious reorganisation.
Second, the practice of mindfulness - intentionally, objectively examining your thoughts and freeing yourself from habitual patterns - seems itself to embody the Bananagrams philosophy.
Reference
Dick, J. (2020, August 13). Bananagrams vs Scrabble - in the Covid age. Retrieved October 12, 2020, from https://www.ludogogy.co.uk/article/using-games-to-cope-with-disruption/