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How do you deal with the situation where you are invited to play a game, only to find it's wildly complex and takes 4 hours to finish, and you find yourself not wanting to play it within minute 5? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This has happened to me a few times. One I remember was the game Alchemist, where I just sat there confused as hell for 4 and a half hours while three guys were all talking about strategies. Tonight it was Terraforming Mars, where I was told it would be a 3 hour game, but by hour 4 we were halfway done. This time I said "it's 11pm, I have work in the morning, this will be my last hand" and the host got very passive aggressive with me. I just don't know what to do in these situations.

^Also is there a word for this? My girlfriend said I was "held game hostage" but I don't see that used in my searches.^

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh no, another game of monopoly?!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Monopoly doesn't take that long, unless you change the rules specifically to prolong it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The last game of monopoly I played was very much by the rules, and took 4 hours where the winner was statistically certain after 30 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Funnily enough, that was actually the goal

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Monopoly has rules?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

There's certainly something to be said for playing Monopoly on a might makes right basis

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Yeah, written in a little booklet and everything. You don't have to pass it down as an oral tradition from generation to generation!