Pollyanna is a board game that my family plays religiously. In fact, it is the only game my family plays. Apart from a few failed games of Clue with Dayna when we were younger, Pollyanna is the only board game I have ever played. No Scrabble, no Monopoly, no Sorry, Trouble or Life.
Just Pollyanna. The problem with this is that Pollyanna creates contention, cheating and anger. Without fail somebody always throws the board, their dice, their Diet Coke or their chair. It's a violent game of cheating and lying, and I am not above any of it.
Not only do we play one game of Pollyanna, but we have double games. Twice the fights.
This is a terrible situation. Not only do we have a blockie (double pieces on one square which prevents all other pieces from passing), but we have a triple blockie. They are blocking blockies. Good game plan.
Annnnnnnd this is how it ends. Fighting, pointing and lying defenses.
This is why I don't play games anymore. I was raised to cheat, steal and lie my way to winning in Pollyanna. I've discussed cheating methods with my dad, and watched many boards hit the ceiling as pieces and dice rained down.
Moral of the story: Cheat, Steal and Lie
2 comments:
Haha I love this post. We played it again at home a few nights later and it really is impossible to have a game without fighting and name calling.
Remember the year Mom threw the board in the garbage!? hahaha! I thought we would never see Pollyanna again...but then mysteriously it showed up again the next year. :)
These are cute pictures though. Can I get copies?
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