Each is full of bitter recriminations and regret.
You fight over the petty acquisition of resources
Real life example - Whose turn was it to buy the toilet paper? You never buy the toilet paper.
Board game example - Stop hogging all the ore in Catan
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White lies become totally acceptable
Real life example - I have to work late tonight. (Actually, I'm going out for a drink with a friend you don't like but I want to avoid confrontation.)
Board game example - I promise in this game of Diplomacy I will not enter the Black Sea. (What I really mean is I won't enter the Black Sea for one turn.)
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Bad habits are entrenched rather than discussed
Real life example – You never wash the dishes and it becomes a game to see how long you can get away without doing it before the other person blows a gasket.
Board game example – You always pick the lamest answer in Apples to Apples or Cards Against Humanity, just to mess with the dynamics of the game and keep your funny friend from winning.
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You grow resentful of the other person's successes
Real life example - I don't understand why they got a raise and get to travel. I work just as hard and yet my boss seems to hate me. If I had their job I would do it 10x better.
Board game example - I cannot believe that lucky SOB pulled the Peppermint Forest card in Candy Land.
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