Rules of game night: no hard-feelings, no cheating, and the actual rules of the games apply, see moderator. Game nights are fun, and my family can prove it. We have always been close, and I am forever thankful. This closeness is brought to us in part by playing games. I would rather play board games than video games, because they’re easy for everyone to play, young or old. I believe in a good, old-fashioned game night.
One time, my dad, a couple friends, and I were playing Clue. The goal of the game is to figure out what happened to a character, an object, and a place by eliminating possibilities. During this game, one of our friends suggested the same room ten times. She was shown it was the wrong room every time, and she was not using this as a strategy. It wouldn’t have been as bad but everyone headed to that room. It was ridiculous but hilarious. It made for a long game, but it was worth it. It made everyone’s night and cheered us all up. Everyone playing laughed until they cried; we were still laughing about it the next day.
Another time I was playing twenty questions with my dad and his girlfriend. Earlier that day, my dad had lost a good friend. We were playing a game to get his mind off of it. He received a call in the middle of the game that made him sad again, but he wanted to keep playing. It was his girlfriend’s turn to think of something, and she got all excited and said we would never get it. We asked all kinds of different questions, but I still had no idea what it was. We only had two questions left to ask before we had to give a final guess, and somehow my dad said, “It’s a dryer sheet.” It was! She couldn’t believe he guessed it. Dad and I were laughing, and the call was forgotten.
Recently, there was a tornado warning in our area. It touched down on the other side of the county, but we took cover just in case. To pass the time, we played Phase 10. This time it was my mom, stepdad, and me playing. After about two hours I finally won. We were so focused on the game we didn’t realize the storm had passed. The game calmed us down so we could have fun and not worry about anything.
My family plays all kinds of games: card games, board games, made-up games, but we always have a great time. It’s funny when someone lays down a skip, bumps you back to start, or draws the gingerbread tree card. We don’t get mad when we lose; we just want to play again. These game nights we play are for fun, but they bring us closer together. We open up about things that are bothering us and we realize that maybe they aren’t so bad.
I believe in game night.