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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 8528842" data-attributes="member: 87792"><p>You can blame Nintendo for that although it wasn't their fault. After the video game crash of 1983 computer shops didn't want to try consoles again; they thought it was a fad and they'd been burned. Nintendo therefore struggled to get the NES into computer/electronics shops - but did succeed with toy shops.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately most of the toy shops were gendered and Nintendo had to choose boys toys or girls toys (they weren't big enough to be lego at the time). Nintendo therefore put the NES in the boys toys section - and because it was sold as a boys toy it was advertised to boys. And given the NES was deservedly a smash hit everyone else followed suit.</p><p></p><p>However for D&D we can go back to <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/q-a-with-gary-gygax.22566/post-1333187" target="_blank">the words of one E. Gary Gygax on this website</a>:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">As I have often said, I am a biological determinist, and there is no question that male and female brains are different. It is apparent to me that by and large females do not derrive the same inner satisfaction from playing games as a hobby that males do. It isn't that females can't play games well, it is just that it isn't a compelling activity to them as is the case for males.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>When that's the attitude of the person running the show the results aren't surprising.</p><p></p><p>Edit: <a href="https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12147&start=60" target="_blank">Gygax was even clearer about his attitude to attracting female players on Dragonsfoot</a>;</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">As a biological determinist, I am positive that most females do not play RPGs because of a difference in brain function. They can play as well as males, but they do not achieve the same sense of satisfaction from playing.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">In short there is no special game that will attract females--other that LARPing, which is more csocialization and theatrics and gaming--and it is a waste of time and effort to attempt such a thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 8528842, member: 87792"] You can blame Nintendo for that although it wasn't their fault. After the video game crash of 1983 computer shops didn't want to try consoles again; they thought it was a fad and they'd been burned. Nintendo therefore struggled to get the NES into computer/electronics shops - but did succeed with toy shops. Unfortunately most of the toy shops were gendered and Nintendo had to choose boys toys or girls toys (they weren't big enough to be lego at the time). Nintendo therefore put the NES in the boys toys section - and because it was sold as a boys toy it was advertised to boys. And given the NES was deservedly a smash hit everyone else followed suit. However for D&D we can go back to [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/q-a-with-gary-gygax.22566/post-1333187']the words of one E. Gary Gygax on this website[/URL]: [INDENT]As I have often said, I am a biological determinist, and there is no question that male and female brains are different. It is apparent to me that by and large females do not derrive the same inner satisfaction from playing games as a hobby that males do. It isn't that females can't play games well, it is just that it isn't a compelling activity to them as is the case for males.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] When that's the attitude of the person running the show the results aren't surprising. Edit: [URL='https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12147&start=60']Gygax was even clearer about his attitude to attracting female players on Dragonsfoot[/URL]; [INDENT]As a biological determinist, I am positive that most females do not play RPGs because of a difference in brain function. They can play as well as males, but they do not achieve the same sense of satisfaction from playing.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]In short there is no special game that will attract females--other that LARPing, which is more csocialization and theatrics and gaming--and it is a waste of time and effort to attempt such a thing.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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