Healthy Skepticism Library item: 2161

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Publication type: Journal Article

Jefferson T, Shashok K, Wager E.
Get peered!
2003; 327:(7429):1439-41
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7429/1439

Abstract:

We present a new board game for BMJ readers who would like to become members of the House of Lords the hard way: by climbing the greasy pole of science. As it is Christmas, you may enjoy playing the game with family and friends huddled round a roaring log fire in the certainty that the situations described in each square are completely imaginary.

All you will need is a copy of the board, dice, and your own tokens. Beer bottle tops will do nicely, if you can’t bring yourself to use your Royal College cuff links or the earrings you bought on your most recent drug company trip to Monte Carlo. You will also need your Big Pharma Company fake gold pen and headed notepaper to keep a tally of the scores.

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MeSH Terms: Play and Playthings* Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Wit and Humor*