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¿Question #1587?
Blackwind: Have you ever strained or lost a friendship over a game?

Ghidorah3x: I tried to but it didn't work; she still liked me; forcing me to dump her.
Razoupaf: Not that I can recall. I'm trying not to hurt others feelings when playing. I said "trying to". I don't always succeed.
luckydogwilson: Not worth it, it's only a game
Fennic: I have strained over many a poor game.
gobanshee: I once had my girlfriend chase a DM around the table with a literal broken off pool cue for legitimately killing her character in Cyberpunk.
Woelf: Nope
Randy Cox: Would you really call that a friendship?
tankexmortis: Probably. Whoever they were I'm sure it was worth it.
Straight To Hell: Happens every time I play.
Cate108: No. There was always some other issue. The game woul just be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Hector Vortac: Risk might have strained my relationship with my brother.
Hendal: strained yet, lost no
NinjaPirateAssassin: Nope
daveroswell: not yet
kathleenryan: no
muzfish4: No.
Ascarel: Over a boardgame, no. Over a computer game, yes.
DKahnt: almost
Nekura: No. My friends are good sports.
Geekymike: a basketball game.
Numskull: Only for the duration of the game. In other words, no.
MartinStever: Yeah, there was a guy in Madison who couldn't stand to lose Napoleonics. So after beating him a couple of times, we were no longer friends. Weird.
WonderLlama: No
Rliyen: No.
Thick As A Brick: Not really.
thespike: no, games are to make friends!
Impr3ssion: Yes! But it was a video game!
Cubillas: Yes - Settlers
DHEK: No. Nothing permanent anyway. Everyone should always remember that it's just a game and games are for fun.
aleo09: no
DGSI: strained not lost
miker42: My wife and I almost got divorced over a game of Risk. Moral of the story: 2 first borns should never play a game for world domination.
PA_Jason: No
fastfingers: no
ozjesting: yes
AKARed: Well, a game of "Scruples" revealed to me that my brother really *was* all about all the shallow, immoral, self-centered and self-important things I'd always believed him to be. Haven't spoken to him in perhaps 5 or more years and have no inclination to do so.
dmomo: Nope.
brainrob: No
vampywife: no
Dorque: Nope.
Rubric: There are games I don't play with certain people, but never lost a friendship over one.
Avatar_69: Yes. if you count Everquest
LeeMiester: It happened with Homeworld for the PC . Strained not lost .
heli: don't think so
SkyBry: No.
bigbadsteve: nope
Deeghter: Noooooooo Waaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
scriptorum: Probably, whenever I was a young houligan.
ctalbot: Strained a friendship, yes.
korppu: Strained yes - lost no.
Famous Mortimer: Yes, in a game of Gammarauders. It was an ugly scene.
fledermaus: no
Loquutus: not yet
simon craddock: no
POvidiusNaso: Nope.
fFish: Diplomacy is a game of lying for profit :/
chillrunr: yes, my partner and I argue about rules interpretation all the time
jellospike: I had solid arguments, but that's it
GuyHill: yes
javelin98: Strained one, yes.
erli: Not yet
chiesi: Not yet
Great Dane: no
CherryPie: No.
notquitekarpov: Never lost
Topdecker: Yes - Diplomacy, and I will not play the game again
Redcap3210: Yes, but never lost just argured and still try to defeat him in a game
rdmasters: Once, when I was a lot younger...
cloudstalkerian: nope
The Unbeliever: 42
Gecko23: Over a game? Who'd be that pathetic?
redhuntingcap: no
GopherKH: No
bluebehir: no
ikeafetishist: no. i'd like to think of my friends and i as relatively well-tempered.
Mike A: No.
TaliaIsabelle: Yes
Karlsen: Not that I know of
meshuggener: I have definately gotten really really pissed at friends before over games.
viogression: No
Sceadeau: No
Lord_Prussian: yes
snoozefest: no
Jern: No
puffinge: strained for sure
jmagnini: no - but if I were, it would probably be due to Bootleggers.
Spielguy: sure
LudesFactor: no, but Bridge partnerships can really put a strain on a friendship. personally, i don't like combining the two. i'm happy to have a friendly relationship with a Bridge partner, but wary of having a good friend for a partner. in tournaments, i've seen many married couples who must love to be antagonistic with one another ... they're still married and they still play Bridge together.
HappyProle: Strained, yes. Nothing that couldn't be repaired after a few hours.
xlorp: Diplomacy. Don't be both moderator and a player in the same game.
Scott Tepper: no
sumo: Yes. It was a playtest though.
ginn5j: No
Malacoda: Nope.
Wintergoblin: no
batman: no
ValJor: No
DJinSD: no
BaSL: nope
djlg: Yes, but only for 10 minutes before bursting out laughing.
Dave: No.
WasQ: nopes
m_r_tyler: Many times, but it never did any permanent damage. (At least I hope not.)
AlorielLelyn: Yes
Bearcat89: Non.
isolated: Strained maybe. A fierce arguement starts over some stupid rule and everyone leaves angry. (this is why I don't like rules-lawyering)
Debate: No
gnomehome: No
wtrollkin2000: no
Fawkes: No, we don't take games that seriously.
2amp: no
tragicpoet: No, my friends aren't @$$es
Salt-Man Z: No.
chaddyboy_2000: Heck no.
bucklen_uk: No
Jim_P: No
Belash: yes
UhhhClem: Yep. Diplomacy and then, years later, Intrige.
Aelf: No, a game that could do that would defy my definition of "game"
CDRodeffer: No
CortexBomb: Strained, yes, lost no
louiseh: No, certainly not.
jttm: No
Spielfreak: no
skelebone: No, that would be silly, especially since games are just a pastime.
ynnen: A few -- Battlestations and Blood Bowl have been the culprit
Blackwind: I have had friend not speak to me for awhile because of Diplomacy.