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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Risk--a Game of GLOBAL Domination


Do you “RISK” Game Night with your Family?  Are you worried there will be fighting?  Do you fear they will get bored, and you will be left sitting at the table, all alone?

Proverbs 22:6 NIV
6 Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Game Night is the perfect activity to teach children—and remind yourself—about playing fairly, taking turns, not bragging, encouraging a weaker player, and working together to set up and take down the game.  While our competitive nature to win may come out, it will all be in ‘good fun’ as long as we play with humbleness and not diminish the others at the table.

I challenge you to try to set up a family Game Night, of at least one board game, at least once a month, and see just how much fun you can have playing together.

Psalm 127:3-5 NIV
3 Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring
a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a
 warrior are children born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed
 is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will
not be put to shame when they contend with their
opponents in court.




So...what happens when Mom goes away for the evening???

Fast Food—sure, that is to be expected...

Stocking the freezer with ice cream—sure, why not...

A Shrek movie marathon—OK, I can see that...

But then it happens.

Dad, unceremoniously, walks over to the game closet—yes, we have a whole closet full of games—and he studies the stack.  I can see it now...

"Hmmm," he thinks to himself, "How do I get that game out without toppling everything?"

Somehow he does, and there it is, the Game of RISK!

The challenge is on now.  Mom is gone, and it is time for Dad and the kids try their best to conquer the world through GLOBAL DOMINATION!  Hey, why not?  



Of course, Dad plays to win.  The kids play for fun.  

Dad hasn't quite grasped the idea of playing kindly when playing children who are not even teenagers yet, and so, ultimately, he wins. 

Does this bring sadness to their little hearts?  
Do tears roll down their plump, freckled cheeks?  

NO WAY!  

This was a game of GLOBAL DOMINATION that lasted for TWO days, and despite the ups and downs of battle, the family thinks fondly on the event, excited to tell Mom all about their conquests in the Game of RISK!





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