"hate them for the rest of your life" is hyperbolic. My friends and family have a good gaming culture, and when I've played Diplomacy with them no hard feeling

"hate them for the rest of your life" is hyperbolic. My friends and family have a good gaming culture, and when I've played Diplomacy with them no hard feelings last past the end of the game. You can't really have fun playing this kind of game seriously with people unless you're able to separate what happens in the game from the rest of your friendship.