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Reasons to Duck When Playing a Game With Your Wife
Dan Butler
United States
Reading
Pennsylvania
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When playing a game with my wife, from time to time certain items will come my way at high velocity (chits, dice, chairs, etc.), and I find it necesary to have quick reflexes and, above all else, to be prepared before the projectile is launched. My list will be restricted to Twilight Struggle with my wife playing as the Soviet Union. So, without further ado, here are 5 instances most likely to incur her wrath.
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Dan Butler
United States
Reading
Pennsylvania
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Far and away the most likely move to have the largest projectile heaved my way is to play the DEFECTORS card. My wife will play the Headline Phase conservatively almost every time. But it seems that whenever she's feeling aggresive is when I spring the Defectors card - that's when the TV comes flying my way
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Dan Butler
United States
Reading
Pennsylvania
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Almost as bad as the Defectors card is when she plays the European Scoring Card in the Headline Phase and I play the EAST EUROPEAN UNREST card, or any card that will cut into her scoring. Usually a chair is her missile of choice for this infraction.
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Dan Butler
United States
Reading
Pennsylvania
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Another one, that doesn't necessarily have to come in the Headline Phase, is the RED SCARE/PURGE card, or any card that reduces her OP points for the turn. The earlier I play it, the worse it is for me. Here the game box will find my forehead before I have a chance to duck.
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Dan Butler
United States
Reading
Pennsylvania
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Moving on to the Mid-War deck. This one would be higher on the list if it occurred in the Early-War deck, but she steams when NIXON PLAYS THE CHINA CARD. This one usualy means a die is headed in my general direction, but if it occurs when she's setting up to play a Scoring Card, it can range from the game box to the TV, depending on the score.
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Dan Butler
United States
Reading
Pennsylvania
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The last one on my list is more of an annoyance to her, but it still gets an influence chit tossed at me. She just adores it when I play the LONE GUNMAN card as my last card.
Well, that's my list. Please feel free to list your own reasons to duck, for any game where it's necessary. Oh, and don't tell my wife about this list - I may get the refridgeratior thrown at me.
You know I'm just kidding honey. Right? Uh-Oh.
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Posted Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:35 am
Sydney
NSW
Just in case there is a grain of truth underlying this... point (a) spouse abuse is not universally one gender, but the other direction doesn't get much of a hearing. It does happen though, and there are people who can assist. (b) I lived with a partner for a while some years ago... it was always a bit tense but the real beginning of the end was when she threw crockery at me for going for a jog without telling her. (Honestly!) In my view this is not acceptable in any context in either direction.
I hope this is humour from start to finish, in which case it's all good.
Pennsylvania
Laredo
Texas
OK, you got me... crockery? What is than and how much does it hurt when thrown?
Aspley
Queensland
http://sologamer.blogspot.com/2007/02/by-time-you-read-this-...
Leiden