There are some games it is unwise to play. Especially with those you love. Probably best I don’t name the game we played, all seven of us. Suffice it to say that the rules involve a lot of backstabbing.
Tom and Angie fell out in a big way. We had tears and raised voices. Ruthie preserved an icy calm until all our guests were gone. Then, when the last car departed, she got into her runabout.
“Goodbye,” she said. “I’m going to Mum’s and I may be some time.”
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Neil MacDonald Author 
Games can have such outcomes.
There’s a book- “Games People Play.”
There’s a famous song- “Quit Playing Games With My Heart!”
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Indeed
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Nice telling of a game too often played.
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Thanks so much, Violet
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Dear Neil,
This is why my husband and I no longer play card or board games. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Probably wise
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All fun and games until one gets frustrated.
Sounds like this couple play this particular game too often.
Nicely done!
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They played it once. Only once
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That once was enough, it appears.
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Interesting take on the prompt. I like it a lot. Nicely crafted!
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Thanks so much
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Why did she take the runabout? I’d have got my paws on the Tesler or the vintage Jag. (Great reminder of why we never play those wicked games any more).
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Nobody touches a Tesla these days
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Sounds like the “two truths and a lie” game could have been the problem, or something like it. Dangerous, the games people play.
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Actually, the game I had in mind was Diplomacy
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Neil, those kinds of games never end well, when honor, truth, and human-heartedness are sacrificed.
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Though they do prepare a child for what we call “life”
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Life of a sort, yes.
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I really liked how you gave us this social engagement that leads to drama and hurt feelings (and someone is now in the dog house as she stays at mums)
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Thanks so much
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Reminded me a bit of Gatsby….
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Oh my goodness 💚
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everybody loves to win. it doesn’t bode well for folks who lose.
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And it comes as such a surprise to them too
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It’s all fun and games until it isn’t.
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Exactly so
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phew.. nobody likes losing…
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Thanks for reading, Nandini
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Nothing worse than a sore loser.
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Perhaps she won’t come back
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Oooo ouch. That’s a pretty bad game night outcome. Yeah, games are not good for the competitive, methinks
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Thanks so much, Laurie
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That’s why i play games with myself. 😀 A relatable and well crafted story.
PS. WP wasnt allowing me to post and you have have received several anonymous comments.
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Thanks so much, Dahlia. Yes, WP has become very finicky. I received no anonymous comments
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Sounds like they layed all their cards on the table and some of them were dealt a pretty shitty hand.
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Thanks for reading, Russell
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Yes, when iy comes to games, friendship is more important than winning. But then again it is only a game, why do some people get so serious about them.
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THanks so much, James
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Oh ouch. I don’t know the game you mentioned, but any truth or lie game is dangerous when played with adults.
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Thanks so much
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The game is more difficult for those with thin skin.
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That is very true
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I’m guessing ‘some time’ will probably be bordering on a few weeks. As a family we used to play games (board rather than mind) so I can remember a few nights that ended in similar divisions.
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Thanks so much, Sandra
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Those kind of games are not good for couples.
But you sure got a rise out of this audience!
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Thanks so much. Dawn
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Gotta choose wisely, Neil. Some games leave scars even after the box is packed up.
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Who knew games could be so complicated?
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