The art of UNO

If you've ever played UNO you know it's (as mexicanjumpingbain described) a game of revenge.

No matter how much I encourage use of the Golden Rule, when we sit down to play cards all bets are off. They all warehouse and stockpile card playing peccadillos like an art form. Seriously. You'd think it's just this game, but nooo in the game before last limabain played a draw 2 on mjb, or stringbain skipped lima...it's never ending. *

We played a quick game last night after supper. I tried again with the play-for-fun-and-not-for-revenge lesson. It seemed to be working until the limabain got a draw4 dealt to him by his own father. Oh, the agony! His shoulders slumped, but he was determined to continue playing. I will note, he did not start the fuming pout that's his personal i-do-not-like-this trademark - so that's progress.

He took it pretty well and waited. A few turns later it happened. The mainbain was on the receiving end of a draw4.

Limabain quietly said, "Justice is served!"

So much for the Golden Rule...

Liberty

* If I had more time to worry, I would be out of my mind over this type of self-defeating behavior...and while I was at it I would start a massive savings account for all their future therapy bills. *