A game that involves a blend of skill, co-operation and luck. The context is a session looking at the psychology and behaviour of 'lucky' people. The prize is a scratch card, with the (fat*) chance of winning £100,000. I know one team are cheating. They win, and I duly award them the scratch card, betting on the odds (*) that it is unlikely that they will (unfairly) win anything beyond £1.00. My gamble pays off. They win nothing and then cheerfully admit that this is completely fair given that they have cheated.
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| How far would you go? |
Why didn't I expose them as cheats beforehand? Because I was way more interested in the discussion that followed the card award, and confession. What if they'd won, and won big? Does creating your own luck include cheating, and denying others what is rightfully theirs? And do you actually 'win', when what you also get, alongside the money, is a sense of guilt and low self-worth that ultimately erodes any pleasure you might get from your prize?
It reminds me of all those fairy stories and myths that are variations on a theme of getting what you wish for, but at a price you never expected to pay.
Because everything has a price tag. Some things are worth paying for. Some are not.
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