Yet another snow day, this time it seemed like it was universal. Not only were public schools closed, but also Universities. Being as big of a deal as it was, I felt the need to do something awesome. My friends came over again and this snow day, we pulled out Monopoly: the board game that was supposed to teach people a lesson, but failed because it was just too much fun. It had been awhile since I played a board game, so I forgot the process. You know, the process of getting it set up, playing a few turns, having tons of fun, and then all of a sudden everything changes once that first person gets a monopoly and adds hotels. From then on, it became a mission to win and we all started getting really upset with one another, as we watched each other fail or succeed. We would get angry when someone landed on Free Parking and receive all the money in the middle and we’d be ecstatic when someone landed on our hotels, having to pay over $500 of fake money. But no matter the emotion, it was also some type of anger. The game ended like it did in the past. “I quit, this game sucks.” “I quit too, nose goes for cleaning it up,” and then the argument on who had to clean it all up ignited. This snow day, I learned to play board games with people I hate so I can truly express my outrage.
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