Ben, Isaac, and I played a quick game of Can't Stop this evening. It really was fast, because I won 3-0-0. The rule in our house is that the winner has to put the game away. When I lose I often feel better because of this rule and when I win I'm still happy because I won.
Anyway.
Because I won so well, Isaac was trying to figure out a new rule that basically said if you skunk everyone else you should also have to clean up the game by yourself. The conversation went something like this.
Isaac: "If you win, you win." *Thinking*
Ben and I look at each other and burst out laughing. "Oh phew. If you win then you win."
This set Isaac off into spurts of laughter, but he made a valiant attempt to continue.
Isaac: "If the players have zero points, then they don't have any points."
Ben and I again: "Thanks for the clarification. This is enlightening."
Isaac, barely able to talk at this point: "No, if all the players who didn't win have zero points then the player who won..."
Ben: "The winner has one point. I don't think you understand the game."
Isaac gave up, laughing uncontrollably.
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