Ya...by "social experience" I really meant the only reason anyone plays Monopoly is because everyone has it and its the first game people suggest if they don't know about Munchkin, Catan, or Ticket to Ride. So if you want to play with other people you often have to bite the bullet and play Monopoly.
The other thing that screws up Monopoly are the various House Rules that have cropped up that ultimately serve to inject more cash into the game, which then makes it interminably long. Limit the flow of money, reintroduce the auctions, and it gets far better. Still not great, but not the slog that it otherwise plays out as.
Even though I know I'm wrong, the phrase "Gamers gonna game" in context of MTG just makes me think it's an excuse for why Magic has some of the most obnoxious players in existence.
"We’re surrounded. That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them."
It's hard to remember what the house rules are any more. Who even reads the instructions to Monopoly?
The most popular house rule is getting money when you land on Free Parking. In the official rules, Free Parking is a nothing spot, nothing happens when you land on it.
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
I really wish people wouldn't put money in free parking.
For the longest time I assumed FTW meant F the World. Because, you know, F.
I think there was a brief period where I was confused about that too. I'm pretty sure I have seen it used to mean Fuck The World, but I feel like that's maybe an older usage before the internet popularized For The Win?
I became utterly fucking irate at someone who quoted something I said and wrote QFT. How dare they tell me to Quit Fucking Talking? Turns out it means Quoted For Truth. Boy was my face red.
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BusterKNegativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered Userregular
I became utterly fucking irate at someone who quoted something I said and wrote QFT. How dare they tell me to Quit Fucking Talking? Turns out it means Quoted For Truth. Boy was my face red.
Back before City of Heroes closed down, there was a member of our supergroup who was convinced by other members that Quit Fucking Talking was the proper meaning. Hilarity ensued, etc.
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MichaelLCIn what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered Userregular
I became utterly fucking irate at someone who quoted something I said and wrote QFT. How dare they tell me to Quit Fucking Talking? Turns out it means Quoted For Truth. Boy was my face red.
I became utterly fucking irate at someone who quoted something I said and wrote QFT. How dare they tell me to Quit Fucking Talking? Turns out it means Quoted For Truth. Boy was my face red.
STFU
Sincerely Truthful for Understanding.
What is this I don't even.
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Binary SquidWe all make choicesRegistered Userregular
You know the little Awesome and Agree buttons on this forum? Imagine if there were also Stupid or Bad Person buttons, and if they got clicked too much you could potentially get infractions or even banned. Now imagine comic Gabe as a forum user. How long do you think he'd last under that system?
Interesting sentiment, but having Stupid or Bad Berson buttons combined with banning or infractions would be...unwise...to say the least. Remember the mod warning about people awesoming or agreeing with each other due to friendships, or other arrangements beforehand?
That sort of thing would be nothing compared to the behavior that would go on with an actual ability to reach out and negatively affect another forum member by banning them.
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It makes the game take forever.
because it's something dirty, like "STFU".
I mean, it has an F in it.
I dunno... like, "GAY LOSERS, HAVE FUCKS"!
oh yea? well... GLHF to you too asshole! GLHF to you tooooo..
I think there was a brief period where I was confused about that too. I'm pretty sure I have seen it used to mean Fuck The World, but I feel like that's maybe an older usage before the internet popularized For The Win?
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I laughed at this for five minutes and I have no idea why.
Back before City of Heroes closed down, there was a member of our supergroup who was convinced by other members that Quit Fucking Talking was the proper meaning. Hilarity ensued, etc.
STFU
Interesting sentiment, but having Stupid or Bad Berson buttons combined with banning or infractions would be...unwise...to say the least. Remember the mod warning about people awesoming or agreeing with each other due to friendships, or other arrangements beforehand?
That sort of thing would be nothing compared to the behavior that would go on with an actual ability to reach out and negatively affect another forum member by banning them.