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“I have been going easy on you!”

I got to hear that statement from Kevin, a once known UNO card game cheater, but it all started way before that comment a few weeks before with a text from Kevin, that read…

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It all started so innocently…

I admit I am not a big video/phone gamer (still more of a board game player) and once upon a time ago I even tried Words with Friends and got bored, stopped playing – end of story.  But still, I was now intrigued.

Yet, I got sidetracked with other things (surprise, surprise with all have do have on my plate).  It just so happened to be a Friday and so it goes – the weekend came and went.  So, did the following week of work, too.

Then, we got the dreaded and impending Juno blizzard.  When a bit of blizzard boredom set in (as if, with being a wife and mom), finally curiosity got the better of me.

So, I opened up the Apple store, downloaded the app, and challenged Kevin to a game.

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I admit I should have known better. I mean this was the boy who once was known for throwing cards he didn’t like under the table during that aforementioned infamous UNO game of 2003!

But still, I couldn’t resist and there must be something to the title having “crack” in it (not that I would know, but still just saying!).

So, for hours that first day, we played each other and then this happened…

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Bragging Rights Baby!!

Yes, I actually won that first game against Kevin the lifelong gamer.

And I took to Facebook, to share my happiness (OK, I may have been gloating a bit) as when I won, Kevin proceeded to begrudgingly tell me just as the first line above stated, “I have been going easy on you!”

And with that it was game on for the next round, where I had the first turn and had gotten two crowns (you need six to win) before my luck ran out leaving it to be Kevin’s turn.

I shut the app and waited.

Then waited some more.

And then a bit more.

Finally, it was my turn.

Kevin had stolen one of my crowns, as well as had now gotten all but one crown left to win.

First words out of my mouth, at this point was, “You know this is UNO all over again!”

To wit he countered with a grin the size of Texas, “I have no idea what you are talking about!”

“You know exactly what I am talking about, cheater, cheater, pants on fire!,” I exploded with laughter looking at the aforementioned grin on his face.

“Who me, a cheater?!,” he coyly stated.

“You know it, I know it, we all know it!”, I now shared a bit louder.

“You can’t prove anything and maybe you just are a sore loser,” he said mockingly.

“First off, I didn’t lose anything yet.  And I may not be able to prove it, but I know that Google is on your phone and pretty sure that you are smart enough to know how to use it!”, I added.

“What is this Google, you speak of!”, he teased.

“OK, I get it.  I may have been born at night, but not last night!”, I simply stated after exhausting all my thoughts on this.

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And with that I took the high road and continued on with the game, which was now pretty much all but a losing cause, because I lost the current hand and with only one crown to obtain in his last hand, of course Kevin won.

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For all the Friend’s lovers out there, this one is for you!!

Once he won, he decided to challenge me for a rematch and I did what any scorned wife who had been cheated on would do.

I kicked him and his new challenged game to the curb, because as Rachel from Friends once told Ross, “My mother always said once a cheater, always a cheater!” or maybe I am just a sore loser, but then again my own mama didn’t raise a fool!

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  1. Rea says

    I love that line from Rachel!! Well it can be hard to beat our husbands with such games eh? Maybe we need more practice.. or we need more cheats?? LOL

  4. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    If Chris had cheated in a game with me once, I never would have played anything with him ever again. Like Rachael said – once a cheater, always a cheater

  5. Alexa says

    Oh my goodness, delete that game RIGHT NOW! There’s a reason it’s called crack. My husband can’t get his face out of his phone now. He plays it all day. Drives me nuts.

  6. Bev says

    Hehe, cute story. I don’t think Sam has ever cheated at a game. But perhaps he has and I was none the wiser. Despite Kevin’s cheating ways, you two sound like you have a lot of fun with each other 🙂

    • Janine says

      Bev, I thank god we do still have this kind of fun and I mean it when I say this post was totally written out of love and fun 😉

  8. Dara says

    I’ve been playing trivia crack. the first couple rounds were really easy – I think it gives you harder questions as you go up in levels!

  10. Diane Roark says

    Janine,

    What is it with competition between us and our husbands. I too always want to beat him at anything. I am not sure that is the Christian thing to do, but it is a lot of fun to have bragging rights. Unfortunately, most of the time he beats me. He is normally polite and does not brag. I am the one with a serious competitive problem.

    Thanks for sharing! I am going to ask my teens about this game. I am sure they have heard of it. I will let you know if I beat my husband.

    Blessings,
    Diane Roark

    • Janine says

      Diane, I love that it just isn’t me and totally ask your kids about this game and pretty sure they must know of it. If you do play it, find me and would love to play you on it, too 🙂

  11. Debbie McCormick says

    Well, you should play him again and cheat. Open Google and be ready. All is fair in love and war.

  13. Seana Turner says

    I’ve been seeing these game scores on my news feed and wondering what they are all about. I would never compete with my husband. His head is a fount of knowledge — I don’t think he forgets anything. It’s almost weird. We fight it out over Scrabble, where at least I have a chance!

  15. Bill says

    Thanks for a great laugh on this rainy Monday. Have a great day, Janine, and thank you for your friendship.

    • Janine says

      You are so welcome Bill and always my pleasure to give a few good laughs here, especially on Monday morning!! Thank you too for your friendship and Happy Monday again 🙂

  17. Jen says

    Haha! Cheater, cheater for sure! I can never play against my husband and win. He beats me every time and I am usually the one who ends up cheating to try and win!

    • Janine says

      Jen, I know I should totally have tried my hand at cheating, too, but I am so not a good liar and he would have figured me out pretty quickly, too 🙂

  20. Rabia @TheLiebers says

    Ken tried to get me into playing that Song Pop game, but I am horrible at knowing the names and artists associated with songs. I lost all the time and then I just gave up and deleted the app.

  21. Kim says

    HaHa – I love this!! I’m sort of addicted to Trivia Crack!! I had been playing for a couple of weeks when Chris said something about skipping a question. What?! You can’t skip. Yep, he had been skipping if he didn’t know the answer. I told him that was cheating!!! (he pretty much always beats me too)

  22. Lauren Baker Cormier says

    We’re a competitive crowd in my house. I’m going to have to check this app out. My hubby doesn’t cheat (per se), but one time when he realized he wasn’t going to win, he threw the game so that his mom would instead. I guess I should be happy that he treats his mom nicely, but I was pretty annoyed at the time… probably because I was ahead!

  23. Kristen says

    My husband is soooo competitive I don’t think I could play this with him. Or wait, maybe that’s me! So funny!

    • Janine says

      Kristen, now I know I can’t believe my husband either and it is killing him as he keeps asking me to play him again though 🙂

    • Janine says

      Jennifer, I know board games I so can see what he is up to, but this I totally was on to him and still couldn’t completely prove it! 😉

  27. Jenny Ball Tufford says

    God I hate this game. And by hate, I mean I can’t stop playing it. My daughter, who is in a dorm 200 miles away, kicks my ass repeatedly. I actually sneer when I do beat her. THIS GAME IS EVIL.

  29. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    LOL – first off I LOVE Friends and I actually thought of that line from Rachel before you shared it!

    Secondly, you two are too cute. Seriously.

    Stick to board games where the hands and eyes are at the table at all times.

    Thanks for sharing.
    xoxo

  30. Kathryn Leehane says

    That’s really funny. The only game we play here is “Who Will Put Away the Laundry?” I usually lose.

    • Janine says

      They totally did and god how I loved Friends (and still do!). And truly glad I am not the only one that gets their butt kicked when playing games with their husband!! 🙂

  33. Dana says

    My husband knows better than to cheat – I am super competitive and if you cheat in a game with me, we are DONE. Needless to say, I am the only one in my family not playing Trivia Crack. I value my relationships too much! 😉

    • Janine says

      Dana, I love that you do value your relationships this much and now my husband knows better and he still keeps begging me to play him again though!! 🙂

  36. LINDSAY KLEIN says

    HAHAAHAH ok I had no idea what this was now I do! I saw people talking about it on facebook…Anywho I sooo have a rivalry with my husband old school style with Battleship and I ALWAYS win:)

    • Janine says

      I love that you always win and btw totally been playing Tamara too in this and she also has been kicking my butt. I am just terrible at the app games lol!! 😉

  37. Melanie Loveday Madamba says

    My husband wouldn’t cheat, but he’d have a distinct advantage in history, sports and geography that I’m not sure I could overcome. And I would HATE to lose to him. I’d never live it down.

  39. Kenya G. Johnson says

    LOL! It completely went over my head that you were waiting waiting waiting because he was googling and cheating cheating cheating. That’s too funny. Is he on FB where he saw you gloat and comment there that he was easy on you? LOL! I guess it was on after that.

    • Janine says

      Kenya, he is such a sneak when it comes to games. And funny thing is he is rarely on Facebook, but totally did see my gloating and that is when it was on like Donkey Kong for him!! 😉

  40. Lisa says

    My husband and I play each other on trivia crack also. It has been loads of fun for us. We have face offs where we set across from each other so we know the other gets no help and decided from those wins who the crack master is!

    • Janine says

      Lisa, I love that you too do this and if he does want to play me again might have to institute this here. Thank you for sharing with me!! 🙂

  41. Chris Carter says

    OHMYGOSH how FUN is this post?!!! I love how you two banter each other and you KNOW guys need to save face… ALWAYS.

    Poor dudes. They simply can’t handle losing. At ANYTHING.

  46. The Imp says

    I refuse to play Scrabble w/Wolf any more. There’s only one reason he beats me, and it’s b/c he claims that sticking an ‘s’ on a word = him getting all the points.

    If that’s not cheating, it SHOULD be.

  47. Jhanis says

    Hahaha! LOve the banter! I’m a sore loser too! Which is why my son does not like playing with me! 😀

  48. Sandy Ramsey says

    I love it! I never play games with my husband because he HATES to lose. And lose he would at Trivia Crack! I do play with my kids, which is a little unfair, but I see it as a learning experience for them :).

  49. Aunt Gloria says

    A good way to deal with Cabin Fever……Kevin cheated but we know you were the winner! He loves to tease! I hear very cold weather and maybe snow may be in the near future for you. More game playing and time to recoup your losses! Have fun and stay warm. Love….xxoo

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