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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
I take the rules of board games seriously.
If we dont teach kids to follow the rules of board games, and allow them to cheat because theyre kids, we\\\'re telling them that the rules dont matter.
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Wow holy smokes. While logical, that outlook is kinda unnerving for me... The focus on rules and competition, I just cant identify with that most the time.
Personally, I am quick to disregard rules, and lose enjoyment when my peers competitive ability sags significantly below mine. Sometimes I like to rise to a good challenge, but usually Im loathe to take things seriously.
Im there for the fun, not the contest. I generally dont play to win. As a matter of fact, Ive thought about this quite a bit. I have an odd tendency to play the underdog, or spring their trap, or see how bad it is, or just generally fuck around and make consciously bad tactical choices. Usually, if I know Im unarguably superior at a game than my peers, I simply dont want to play it. I also tend to hold the concept of sportsmanship in high regard - not in the letter of its unwritten laws, but its spirit. I get offended when people violate the sportsmanship lines (which admittedly are extremely vague and unofficial). Ive identified how illogical that is, but I simply don\\\'t know how to see it any other way.
I\\\'m probably a bad person to play Monopoly with.
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I play to win, no matter who Im playing, old or young. But then the kids I play board games with know I take them seriously as players, and they can take great pride in the victories they do achieve when playing against me. I think that\\\'s better for a child\\\'s self-esteem than letting them win.
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I gotta disagree with that one. If Im playing a game against a kid and kicking their butt, they will not think it is fun anymore. Generally when theyre young, I will doubt theyre playing for the achievement of the victory, those moments of glory... Theyre playing for fun. Id let the kid win (or almost win) unless I know hes there specifically to take me down.