A competitive lot, they are..

Last night, my small group played Bible Pictionary.  Because it was unplanned and off-the-cuff, we got to pick what the other team had to draw and guess.  We split into two teams and set about picking out words or concepts for the other team to try to guess.  The way it worked out, was that one team ended up picking somewhat difficult items and the other team (my team) picked out somewhat easier things.  It probably would have helped if we created some parameters in regards to what kind of stuff should be considered off-limits.  But we didn't.

 

My team picked out ideas like "Pilate" and "triumphal entry."  The hardest one we picked was "Philadelphia."  Our opponents had no problems with most of our words.  On the other hand, we got things like "temptation of Christ" and "to sue."  We struggled and ended up losing the match 6-4.

 

But there was a lot of competitiveness in the room last night.  Lots of boisterous smack-talking and debating and arguing over rules or lack thereof.  It was fairly evident that both teams really wanted to win.  But only one could (our egos would make sure that there was a tiebreaker in case of a tie).  It's always interesting to see how competition affects people (or is it "effects"), for better or for worse.

 

And I am looking forward to our next competition.