Thursday, August 22, 2024

game on...

 My wonder spouse and I both enjoy playing games, and we frequently do so in the evenings, sometimes with the TV on for background entertainment.  Some of our favorites are Five Crowns, Dominoes, Gin Rummy and Scrabble.  We are very closely matched in our game playing skills so our win/loss records are about equal.  I re-introduced him to Scrabble after we were married and his playing skills have improved by leaps and bounds over the last several months.  So much so that we each pretty regularly score over 300 points (that's a lot for us, don't laugh) and end up with one of us winning by ten points or fewer.  Tonight I won, which, again, I usually have a 50/50 chance of doing.  What makes tonight's game special is that I scored 402 points and won by almost 100 points.  You may think this delights me, and it does somewhat.  I admit to being an obnoxious winner.  However, now that I've raised the bar, I think that my spouse will be out to win every time.  The trouble with that is, he likes to take his time and search for every possible option before he makes his move.  I do the same thing of course.  We never use a timer.  So, if you see me looking very sleepy one day, or yawning during a phone conversation, you'll know that our games have lasted past mid-night. 

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