Games are meant to be played wtih friends. Sometimes however, that doesnt really turn out the way you planned it. Some games
seem to have ben created in order to test the strenght of your relationships. In no particular order here are some you should watch
out for:
Munchkin
A game most probably created by
someone who had too many friends
and needed to cut the numbers down
a bit. In this game the objective is
to reach level 10 by slaying monsters. Thing is, every other player on
the table knows what you’re up to
and exactly how to put a swift end
to your adventuring. Special “Curse”
cards that can destroy your equipment, steal your loot or multiply the
health of the monster you’re fighting…
while you’re fighting it, thus sentencing
you to your death. Worst of all is that
they also have the option to help you
defeat that monster, but apparently
they would prefer to stab you in the
back instead
Dota / LoL / Smite
The modern RTS genre is one capable
of turning even the sweetest players
into swear spewing monsters. The fact
that there’s a possibility for an immense skill difference between players doesn’t help either. When you’re
going for an objective and see your
buddy carelessly doing god knows
what at the other end of the map,
you begin to feel the burden of inviting him to your game. When you warn
him about an incoming enemy and he
pays no attention and thus gets killed,
you know you won’t be inviting him
anymore
Mario Kart
Sometimes the worst culprits hide behind the most innocent of masks. Mario Kart is a game where you the last
player in the race can blow up the first
player by using a special power-up :
The Blue Shell, a.k.a. the prophet of
your destruction. Needless to say
when you were seconds away from
winning and that scumbag that you
used to call a friend ruins your shot
at glory, he wont be comming over to
your place anymore
Whether you cant keep up or your friend is failing at something, the key is to remember that its all just a game and you can easily
make fun of even the worst situations. At the end of the day winning or losing doesn’t matter if you’re doing it together with friends.
All aboard the S.S. Failboat!
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