Infinite spiral of indecision ensues
Chaos erupted at a local board game group yesterday as the question of what to play devolved into a recursive nightmare of indecision.
The trouble began when each member lobbied hard for their own choices. “I thought Twilight Imperium would be an easy ‘yes’,” said Dell Ushinal, “since it’s such a snappy game.” The other members disagreed. Faced with an impasse, the group proposed playing a short game to decide who got to pick the main event. However, this solution only made things worse, with each member now being inflexible on the new proposed options.
As the clock struck 11:00 PM, the group, still not decided on a game, had at least formed into two groups: the “Uno Loyalists” and the “Anything But That Crew”. However, those alliances began to crumble when veteran member of the group, Candice Landry, proposed Rock Paper Scissors to simplify matters.
By midnight, disagreements had formed into a meta-debate as the group argued whether deciding what to play could itself be considered the evening’s game.
Candice, later clutching a pillow on the couch, reportedly muttered, “I just wanted one game, just one pretty little game, that’s all…”
Ultimately, the night ended with a unanimous decision to “just play Uno next time.” But not before a final heated discussion over whether Uno was truly a board game or simply a card game.