Epic Tales of Hyperbole

It’s not whether you win or lose, its how you play the game.

That’s a very stupid way of saying a very sound biblical principle.  I always hated that saying because a game, unlike life, is built around the very premise of being the winner.  And therein lies my problem.

Typically I love the process.  I love the situations that life puts us in; its usually quite funny and the worse the situation, the better the story for later.  But when it comes to games, I tend to skip the process and just get it done.  You see, I’m THAT guy.  The guy that just takes it a step too far.  Not long ago, the Elevation staff were in the airport playing airport bingo.   Instead of enjoying playing, I prodded, contrived did whatever I needed to in order to complete the board as quick as possible.  And I got bingo pretty darn quick.  But it was an empty victory.  The game was designed to be a fun diversion to take up our time while waiting for our airplane.  It took me about 5 minutes.

That’s why I like team games.  A team keeps me in check.  When I pull a prank, I try to include as many people as possible to make sure I’m not taking it way too far (and maybe to spread the blame around a bit).  And those victories are much less shallow because you have other people to celebrate with.