| When I first played the Business Strategy Game, I | | | | Very, very rarely are there high ranking female BSG |
| was intimidated by the amount of numbers and I | | | | players, one only has to look at the Hall of Fame and |
| didn't feel I would ever be able to master the game. | | | | find feminine names as Grand Champions. And the |
| I talked to a lot of my friends who expressed the | | | | very few who are, are they in groups, potentially |
| same sentiment, but in different ways. Ultimately as I | | | | with a guy? It is extremely rare to find a lone female |
| rose the ranks of BSG by winning the business | | | | as a Grand Champion of BSG, although there are |
| strategy game, I began to realize a trend of the | | | | several male counterparts. |
| "typical" individual who would usually win the business | | | | It is good to look at your class and see "is that |
| strategy game. | | | | someone who fits the profile of a good BSG player, |
| The individual may have an academic background, | | | | they may be academic, but do they understand |
| hard working, analytical, skills such as creativity are a | | | | "games" or if they play lots of games are they smart |
| plus, but being an individual who deeply analyzes and | | | | enough to lend that skill to something academic like |
| is very motivated to win the game acts as one of | | | | the business strategy game. And of course it is |
| the most common recurrent themes in top BSG | | | | important to realize where you fit in the typical |
| players. | | | | profile of the business strategy game. For those of |
| The second characteristic that is typical of a high | | | | you who are female and probably don't play games, |
| ranking BSG player is a competitive or gaming | | | | you need to really utilize your high academic |
| component. Those who play lots of video games | | | | motivation to win you the game. |
| (usually RTSs or Real time Strategy) have the | | | | A joke I have for other males who are struggling in |
| background understanding of how games work and | | | | an industry who describe to me their class. |
| what to look for to win it. Someone who is labeled | | | | Whenever it comes to that pretty blond girl, you can |
| as a "gamer" in a business class, but not someone | | | | almost bet she isn't going to make it in BSG by |
| extremely academic, is someone who can potentially | | | | herself. That guy who is specializing in IT and knows |
| do very well in BSG. | | | | how to take apart computers.... that's the guy to |
| And as unfair or prejudice as the last component is, | | | | watch out for. |
| is that someone who does very well in BSG is a male. | | | | |