The woman we were playing with (she was new to us and I think we exasperated her sorely) opined that there is no plural to qi, that there is only one life force, one that we all share. WhatEV.
Hahahahahah! Okay, I love this argument.
The SO is super competitive but he's working on it. I am definitely competitive, but I am also super Japanese in that I want everyone to win equally. I would like to win some rounds and then the other person should also win some rounds. I want it to be an even matchup, with a well fought victory enjoyed with decorum.
My mom carefully researched and bought a game that the niece (9) and nephew (5) and fam could play together. Which they did, happily, for day one. Then my brother in law bought a Wii. Which dominated the entire rest of the break, including wailing and gnashing of teeth, and me having to step in and say I needed a break from the game for an evening (after it being on from dawn to dusk for literally days).
Whereupon they immediately had to watch television and try desperately to find a movie. None of which were appropriate for my parents' sensibilities. Sheesh.
Now I realize that they just came back from Africa and are a bit starved for media, but man, I couldn't believe how unable they were to just sit together without external stimuli. I mean, have a conversation, dude.
A Buffista game night could easily end in tears and bloodshed. Or a lot of drunk, laughing people.
It's very hard for me to resist multiple-word plays in Scrabble even when it isn't the best move.
I mean, have a conversation, dude.
hahaha
mac can only manage about an hour on week-end days without external stimuli.
editted b/c weekdays evenings require constant external stimuli until in bed reading.
Of course now that we have a Wii, there is Mario Kart where Leif tends to start laying down the smack.
Yeah, but I'm not talking about a kiddo here! I'm talking about a grown man! The kids were actually mostly fine, except for the occasional overstimulation freakout.
It's just a personality thing, I think. He's always been like that. He's out of the car before I have my seatbelt unbuckled, because he's just ready to be on to the next thing. It's part of what makes him so good at his work, so able to buckle down to such difficult linguistic tasks, because he can multitask and hyperfocus. It just makes socialization a bit frantic.
I am kind of competitive, but I don't mind losing. It's the good-nature swearing that happens while I'm losing that shocks some people.
In my family we almost always play Scrabble with no points, where the goal is to make the coolest words possible.
Ooh. Very interesting... Easier with the actual board game since the points don't add up on their own but this might be how we can play with my MiL on holidays or some such. Hmmm.
Scrabble don't get all that metaphysical.
This? Hilarious. DH tried a similar argument the other night during Lexulous. I'ma tell him that tonight.
It's very hard for me to resist multiple-word plays in Scrabble even when it isn't the best move.
I hate your kind. I will open up the board on principle and lose because of it.
I also get caught up in using up all the letters in my rack. I've had games where I've done that two plays in a row and still only squeaked out a win.
Where's Polgara? She's a little bit competitive.
I miss sitting around and playing board games too. I'm just not sure where it would fit into my sicky life.
