That is to say, you either react negatively (like me) or have increased physical response (like my girlfriend). You will have your own way of responding, and I am willing to bet that your response is consistent between arcade games and cricket.

Replace 'playing Crossy Road' with 'batting' and you can see the parallels. Yet, when I lose I give up playing more quickly and say things like 'Maybe I'm just not getting any better'. I tend to play more quietly and don't see a significant raise in heart rate.

My response is a less physical and more reactive. She has a physical response to the pressure of playing. The longer she plays the more her heart rate raises. So, how you respond to the frustrations of this game will tell you a lot about your mental make up with the bat.įor example, my girlfriend - who is much better than me at the game - has a very different emotional response than me. You the longer you play the more you score but if you make just one mistake your game is over and you go back to zero next time. Being the badger that I am, I realised it's teaching something about cricket.Ĭrossy Road is a lot like batting. The game is simple: You try and get your character across an endless road and get a point for every move forward. The festive period gave me more time to do some things I wouldn't normally try.Īnd I got slightly obsessed with a game called Crossy Road. Round here, Christmas is a time for families and presents rather than fours and wickets.

Make your own crossy road game