I would say Diplomacy specifically has features that make it cause hurt feelings almost intrinsically 1. It's a long game- after hours of play, getting doubled

I would say Diplomacy specifically has features that make it cause hurt feelings almost intrinsically 1. It's a long game- after hours of play, getting doubled crossed unexpectedly sucks because of how much you have invested 2. The game almost purely relies on cooperation/other players. So double crossing someone really screws them- it almost certainly means I have no recource (luck, dice rolls, individual tactics). Getting double crossed feels like you got CRUSHED in such a complete way that I haven't felt in many other games I have played a few times with a few social groups. Most were aware of the point of the game and enthusiastic going in, but even with that, people's feelings got hurt quite a bit. I will say that Risk/Catan don't really cause the same feelings when we play. Diplomacy feels like a whole different level