Family Feud ... Well Almost !

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First of all, I want to wish all of my 'friends,' and fellow myLotters, a very happy, healthy, prosperous New Year. I've just returned from a week visiting my sister and her family, so have been offline during this time. Some of you know that my family has 'a thing' for board games. We love them, and will play as many as we can get our hands on, when we're together. The more complex the game, the better! This year was no exception, and in fact, I purchased the 'new' Clue board game for my sister as a Christmas gift. It had been advertised on TV, and she really wanted it. They waited until my daughter and I arrived, before playing it. Several visits back, my sister and my daughter came up with the idea of keeping 'a game tally sheet,' for the duration of our visit. Each family member's name is added to the sheet, along with the number of games we've each played. It has become quite a fierce competition! This new Clue game is quite different from the classic version. It requires much more thought, scheming etc., to be the winner. Some of the official rules aren't explained very clearly. Unfortunately, this factor caused quite the debate amongst my family. My sister, my daughter, and even my brother in law became involved in some very heated arguments over this. I became quite frustrated, because I knew the answer several times, but just couldn't manage to win. I only ended up with two marks on the tally sheet, for the whole week. These wins were not for Clue. This is the most competitive I've seen my family (to date.) Do you have a competitive family? What is 'the thing' that causes them to be competitive? Do they ever get into arguments, due to this competitive spirit? Is there one family member who usually wins the competition?