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Mister Coaster · 10-08-2007, 01:17 PM

The actual subject matter is Gaming, but the question is more about life, so I put it here...

I'm a competitive person by nature when it comes to anything that has a "winner." So I tend to play to win. I also play a lot of poker and used to plat a lot of computer games, both of which are very much "play to win" types of games. So maybe that's where it comes from. Besides, winning feels good, and I'm usually a gracious winner, and an equally gracious non-winner.

However, when playing board games, I have been accused of taking them too seriously. 9 out of 10 times if I log a complaint, it's because another player is not playing by the rules of the game (AKA cheating). I remember learning a long time ago that cheating was bad, and therefore frowned upon. But whenever I bring this up, I usually get the stink-eye from the other players. "Aw, lighten up" or "Are you serious?" or "Oh, just let Little Johnny do it."

Am I being anal about it? Are board games about just playing the game itself and not about the winner? Are they about playing by the rules or letting Little Johnny win to boost his fragile ego? Let's face it, someday Little Johnny will be in the real world, does letting him 'cheat' to win a board game set a potentially dangerous precedent for life?

10-08-2007, 01:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mister Coaster Big & Brassy Location: The "Canyon"	Board Games, Play to Win? The actual subject matter is Gaming, but the question is more about life, so I put it here... I'm a competitive person by nature when it comes to anything that has a "winner." So I tend to play to win. I also play a lot of poker and used to plat a lot of computer games, both of which are very much "play to win" types of games. So maybe that's where it comes from. Besides, winning feels good, and I'm usually a gracious winner, and an equally gracious non-winner. However, when playing board games, I have been accused of taking them too seriously. 9 out of 10 times if I log a complaint, it's because another player is not playing by the rules of the game (AKA cheating). I remember learning a long time ago that cheating was bad, and therefore frowned upon. But whenever I bring this up, I usually get the stink-eye from the other players. "Aw, lighten up" or "Are you serious?" or "Oh, just let Little Johnny do it." Am I being anal about it? Are board games about just playing the game itself and not about the winner? Are they about playing by the rules or letting Little Johnny win to boost his fragile ego? Let's face it, someday Little Johnny will be in the real world, does letting him 'cheat' to win a board game set a potentially dangerous precedent for life? __________________ If you have any poo... fling it NOW!