The 7 types in 30 Seconds
You can seriously wake me up for games because I really love games. I don't even care which one. Recently, I played The Great Dalmuti and I still wouldn't know what the ultimate goal of the game is, but I still had fun. But we still end up nine out of ten times with the all-time favorite: 30 Seconds. I think that's still the game that is played in most friend groups. Understandably so, because everyone always gets super enthusiastic about it. Well, almost everyone. Behold: the types everyone knows at 30 Seconds.
1. The ‘I-don’t-know’-player
The person who didn't really want to participate and who doesn't find it fun at all that it's his/her turn. Who then picks a card and immediately says ‘I don't know anything about this’, ‘I really don't know any of this’ while the rest of the team is shouting. ‘SAY. SOMETHING.’ By the way, there's a good chance that I am indeed one of those shouting people.
2. The ‘think-first-then-speak’-player
Just as bad as number one is this one. That person who picks the card and then... It stays silent. By the way, (at least by me) there is just as much shouting at this player as at the one above. Saying something is always better than saying nothing.
3. The ‘look-how-much-I-know-about-this’-player
The person who has to describe something and does it so in detail that it becomes way too difficult. ‘Uh, he started at Ajax, then went to Juventus, won the Champions League twice and also played at Manchester United.’ Is it not working? Just say ‘most famous goalkeeper of the Netherlands’ and we will definitely shout Edwin van der Sar. It's cool that you know his entire career. I don't, and so we are out now without scoring a single point.
4. The ‘how-can-you-not-understand-this’-player
Such a person who thinks that everything is going really well and that he/she is describing it really well. Problem: the rest doesn't see it that way. And so an argument arises because the card is far from fully guessed and the describer finds it ridiculous that his team has let him down. It was so clear, right?
5. The ‘I-have-to-describe-so-I’m-going-to-stand’-player
Often accompanied by raising the voice and yes, I am also guilty of that. That you get so enthusiastic that you can't stay seated anymore. You have to stand. You have to shout. And the release when you then get all five with your team. High-fives everywhere. Praise this type. Okay, especially because I am that person of course: people can sometimes get annoyed by this person.
6. The ‘I’m-just-here-for-the-drinks’-player
Who eventually just gets so drunk that it can be a combination of all players mixed together. And that can also vary by hour, quarter, minute. From showing zero interest to standing and shouting that you know the answer.
7. The ‘I-mix-everything-up’-player
That one who describes Leonardo DiCaprio as Brad Pitt. Who shouts that Madrid is the capital of Portugal. That it wasn't the Titanic that sank, but Apollo 13. A case of hearing the bells but not knowing where the clapper is. And then always, without exception, responding afterwards with ‘Ooooh yes...’ Aarrgh.
Another special shout-out to my brother, fellow 30 Seconds addict, who always shouts ‘Dennis Bergkamp!’ when he doesn't know, and apologies for my aggression those times when it turned out to be Dennis Bergkamp and you weren't on my team. I got carried away.
