All games have an important and probably decisive influence on the destinies of the players under ordinary social conditions. But some offer more opportunities than others for life long careers and are more likely to involve relatively innocent bystanders. This group may be conveniently called Life Games.

1. Life Games
Games People Play

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Manu Melwin Joy
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School of Management Studies
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3. Life Games
• All games have an
important and probably
decisive influence on the
destinies of the players
under ordinary social
conditions.
• But some offer more
opportunities than others
for life long careers and
are more likely to involve
relatively innocent
bystanders.
• This group may be
conveniently called Life
Games.

4. Alcoholic
• This is usually a three
handed game.
• The central role is that of
the Alcoholic – the one
who is it.
• The chief supporting role
is that of Persecutor,
typically played by a
member of opposite sex,
usually the spouse.
• The third role is that of
Rescuer, usually played by
someone of the same sex.

5. Debtor
• Debtor is more than a
game. It is a script, a
plan for a whole
lifetime.
• Try and Collect (TAC) is
a mild money game
commonly played by
married couples.
• The obvious antithesis
of TAC is to request
immediate payment in
cash.

6. Kick Me
• This is played by men
whose social manner is
equivalent to wearing a
sign that reads “ Please
don’t kick me”.
• The temptation is almost
irresistible and when the
natural result follows, he
cries piteously, “ But the
sign says don’t kick me.”
• Then he adds
incredulously “ Why does
this always happens to
me?”

7. Now I Have Got You ,You Son Of A Bitch
• NIGYSOB is a two
handed game in which
the aim is justification.
• The best antithesis is
correct behavior.
• In everyday life,
business dealings with
NIGYSOB players are
always calculated risks.

8. See What You Made Me Do
• In Its classical form, this is
a marital game and in fact
is a “three star marriage
buster” but it may also be
played between parents
and children and in
working life.
• The antithesis for SWYMD
is to leave the player
alone or to throw the
decision back to him.

9. Thank You

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