Monopoly.
What is it about this game that can bring the competitive fire out of even the meekest individual? It's a great friend detector too. When I have doubts, my rule-of-thumb is to take it out. Anyone who either
A) Destroys the board
B) Leaves the room out of anger instead of going bankrupt with dignity
loses their friend card. It's that simple. I spent my entire college Fall Break playing this game with my friends. Monopoly was our full-time job.
While no one had their card confiscated that doesn't mean it didn't get heated. There were some backstabbing, venomous deals made - the type that made you regret the time you accidentally let that secret out in front of everyone in the cafeteria. And we were cocky too. Supremely cocky, as if our green and blue dollars were legal tender. One particularly confident person sent a mass text message to everyone saying all the players "were going to get their [butt] kicked." The girl was promptly ripped to shreds and escorted from the playing area after being first to go bankrupt. Karma.
A) Destroys the board
B) Leaves the room out of anger instead of going bankrupt with dignity
loses their friend card. It's that simple. I spent my entire college Fall Break playing this game with my friends. Monopoly was our full-time job.
While no one had their card confiscated that doesn't mean it didn't get heated. There were some backstabbing, venomous deals made - the type that made you regret the time you accidentally let that secret out in front of everyone in the cafeteria. And we were cocky too. Supremely cocky, as if our green and blue dollars were legal tender. One particularly confident person sent a mass text message to everyone saying all the players "were going to get their [butt] kicked." The girl was promptly ripped to shreds and escorted from the playing area after being first to go bankrupt. Karma.
I don't believe there's a board game more intense. Everyone starts off cordially but things quickly go downhill from there. Please, don't try me: I know how to "speak lawyer." Trades don't happen in my games, only cartels and partnerships. With all this drama, delicate friendships can clearly be snapped like a twig.
I don't need to describe the actual events of our games but I think there's a reason why we chose to commit our time together to Monopoly. My friends and I are all intelligent individuals. We admire each other for what each individual brings to the table. For three, four, even five hours, each of us was given a chance to showcase our very best performance to the people we care to impress. Our very best friends matter in that way. And when the game has finished and a winner has been declared, the time comes to end the all-for one and share in one-for-all again.
What we really have here is a complete bonding experience... over fake money.
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