Playing Games With Bad Luck

My gaming group played last night. We played two games of RoboRally and one of Settlers of Catan, and I didn’t even put up a challenge for anyone in any of the games.

In the first RoboRally game, I didn’t score a single goal before someone won. In the second game, I served mostly as a punching bag for one other player (the player who ended up winning the game). In the Settlers game, I never had more than 2 points — everyone starts at 2 points, and 10 points wins.

Sure, I made some poor choices here and there (that happens to everyone) but my losses in these games was mostly due to really, really bad luck. Even the other players said so — they were just as amazed as I was at how badly luck was working for me. Although I had an enjoyable evening, being with my friends, it really sucks to barely show a presence in a game you’re playing. These three games: I could have sat out of them and it wouldn’t have changed the outcomes. The game play wouldn’t have missed me.

Luck just hates me. And the feeling is mutual.

Bullgrit