Board Game Arguments

According to a new study these are the board games that cause the most arguments in families

1. Monopoly - 44%
2. Uno - 37%
3. Sorry! - 27%
4. Scrabble - 25%
5. Jenga - 24%
   

One in five people have banned a board game for causing problems on game night, research results from OnePoll suggest. The survey of 2,000 U.S. residents, 20% say that their game nights with friends or family members are often or always disrupted by competitive or unfriendly behavior. Commonly cited antics included someone quitting because they were losing (46%), someone accusing another player of cheating (44%), and two or more players getting into an argument (44%).

Thankfully, only 11% of respondents said they’ve witnessed a physical fight break out.

Still, these occurrences have consequences; not only have 22% banned certain games, but another 22% have had to ban a particular player from their game night. Thirteen percent even confessed that they themselves are the problem player “every time” or “most of the time.”

Although winning is an important reason for playing games for 41% of respondents, only 29% are actively concerned with “beating everyone else.”

"Being on the same team and battling against a common foe in a cooperative game can create a sense of shared triumph during a victory or shared mourning in defeat,” explained Justin Kemppainen, Director of Brand Management at Z-Man Games. “Better yet, any negative emotions get directed toward inanimate cardboard instead of people!”

But for three-fourths (75%) of people, winning isn’t nearly as important as the No. 1 reason for playing games: having fun.