What’s Your Game?
5th November 2010
[At work] There are always small-scale, short-term reasons not to upset the apple cart, which is why the proprietors of the apple carts tell you that
(a) you’re playing the game of Monopoly
(b) on a given turn in the game of Monopoly, you roll the dice, move your token, buy and sell properties…and nothing else.
The truth is, though, that you’re not playing Monopoly, either in your job or in your life.
You’re playing D&D.
The great thing about D&D is that it tells you that you’re playing D&D, and that you’ve got infinite choices.
The bad thing about Monopoly is that it tells you that you’re playing Monopoly, and you’ve got finite choices…when, in fact, you’re still actually playing D&D.
Playing D&D is more work than playing Monopoly.
…and it’s a lot more fun.