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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MortonStromgal" data-source="post: 5175478" data-attributes="member: 76231">See I used to think gamers were more intelligent, then I met enough of them (going to cons) to realize no they aren't. Many don't read for pleasure, heck some of them have not even read the rule book they own for the game they play every week. You could argue that GMs maybe are more intelligent (because most have at leased read the rules and enjoy reading) but if you look at everyone who plays as a whole I don't feel there is a significant improvement over non-gamers. [Edit] I have also met a handful of GMs who will admit that they have not read a book since college and get there ideas from TV or movies. They dont read the rules either thats what rules lawyer player is for.No, people who are good at higher level math often have problems crunching basic arithmetic. I'm one of those people, for my college entrance exam I got a perfect score on the calcus and higher math but flunked the arithmetic section.  The placement office had no idea what to do with me because I couldn't add or subtract but put me in a number theory class and I'm golden.</blockquote>