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Executive: Peter Kageyama, a St. Petersburg-based author, speaker and international consultant on placemaking. Kageyama is the author of two books: “For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places” and “Love Where You Live: Creating Emotionally Engaging Places.” He speaks on community development around the country and is working with St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman on a video series called “St. Pete in Progress.”
Diversion: Board games. Kageyama is a self-proclaimed “board-game nerd.” But not what most people think of, such as Monopoly and Clue. He enjoys games that are more challenging and strategic — more modern games like Lord of the Rings and Marvel Super Hero games. “Board games are thematic, fun and great mental puzzles,” he says. Kageyama's favorite game right now is Terraforming Mars, a strategic game where players work to turn Mars from a lifeless planet to a place where colonization could happen.
Gateway drug: Kageyama's love for games dates back to when he was a teenager. He loved Dungeons and Dragons. That was a “gateway drug that got us in to this kind of play,” he jokes. Later, he started enjoying games created by American board-game company Avalon Hill, which are oftentimes military simulations or war games.
After college, Kageyama stopped playing as many games. About five years ago, his partner, Michelle Royal, got him the tile game Carcassonne as a holiday gift, and his addiction came back. “The hobby progressed from there,” Kageyama says. “A few games became over 500.”
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