Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 15, 2021

It took me a long time to realize that you weren’t supposed to collect any money when you landed on Free Parking in Monopoly, because that’s the way everyone played the game when I was growing up.

Is there anything Luann and Bernice seriously talk about without any bickering?

Luann…. maybe time to get a different BFF.

Geez, they can’t even play a kid’s game without arguing. Maybe it’s time for Bernice to practice the “California” lifestype. ie, living out of her car

Does anyone even believe they would be playing a board game together? They would both be texting and doing stuff on their phones.

The real winner is the can of pop/soda that managed to not tip over on the bed…

What exactly were they playing? I thought for a second they were playing Trouble or something similar. but now I’m not so sure…

A totally unrealistic strip.

Why?

1. In panel #1, Puddles is in the room. There is a plate with crumbs sitting on the floor.

2. In the last panel, the crumbs are still on the plate.

Nevermind what Luann and Bernice are doing. Reality has left the building ages ago, without anyone ever hearing a “Thank you very much.”

Reminds me of when my wife and were dating. One time, we played a game of checkers, and I won the game without one single checker taken off the board. Hint: you make it to where your opponent cannot make a further move…

I am worried about Greg. In the last panel, Nancy appears to be carrying him in a box. Don’t people usually write on the box what the contents are?

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I do wonder who the other two in the box are? I mean, were…

The problem with the world is that there are too many people like Bernice. Maniacs of the rules, unable to bend, able to ruin others people lives because of a little thing out of order and always sure to be right. I can’t stand them anymore! Trouble is, I’m one of them most of the times….

The good news is that there is still Love in the world!

I’m curious how luann thinks she won if she didn’t get home?

Luann has been spending way too much time with Shannon! She is regressing.

Philosophical discussions regarding fuzzy logic-type concepts.

Is it me or do they kind of sound like Calvin and Hobbes?

This feels so 1989-ish…

Remember kids. Be a good sport and play by the rules.

Luann has been spending too much time with Shannon. There is no game if there are no rules.

I confess I am a Bernice on rules. I think they should be followed. Littering and speeding especially.

This might be a aly metaphor on our current political situation where since neither side can agree on what the rules are no one wins in the end. I have a sense of foreboding here as I did with the current Tiffany arc, but I think I’m taking it too seriously. Time will tell

How old are they supposed to be, cause they’re acting like 5 year olds

I’m with Bern on this one. Games only work if you follow the rules.

It looks like they’re playing “Sorry”…. Otherwise, “Monopoly” has been ruining relationships since 1934 (makes for a nice slogan).

So; rules makes us human, Bernice? Then why is it you’re so tempted to throw out the rules you and Nils set up, every time you’re with him, alone?

I like the Sunday Luann best, it’s a stand alone strip, and no continuing story line. I wish they were all like Sunday’s.

Rules don’t make us human: they make us civilized.

How do you keep a soda can from spilling while on a fluffy bed, especially while sitting next to it and arguing in attempt to cheat your way through a game?

What are they playing, “SORRY, NOT SORRY”?

There is a word for “bending rules so you can win”. It’s “cheating”.

A. Interesting rule twist: I played a game of Los Vegas Chess. The set includes dice with a chess piece on each surface. You roll the dice and you have to move one of the pieces that comes up on the dice. If you don’t have any of those pieces left, you roll again. This would put me and the world champion on a more level playing field. LOL.

It’s always comforting to see Greg keeping Luann consistent. Consistently immature that is. I mean honestly, in the last weeks they have had her demonstrate that she doesn’t respect other peoples’ property and has zero sense of responsibility. Now she can’t even play a board game without cheating to win and then trying to qualify the cheating? They have made her into a Shannon. So if you that still think she should pursue a degree in child development and be in a position to influence small children, keep in mind that she is totally clueless on how a grown person is suppose to act and has no social values. I wouldn’t want my child anywhere near that kind of an influence. It’s too bad they keep insisting on showing her to be impaired without qualifying exactly what her limitations are, but the drawings are always good. (Let’s see what kind of non-words she can come up with at Scrabble).

Does anyone play Trivial Pursuit anymore? I used to love it because it was the one board game I could win, being a factoid nerd.

Bernice is such a pain. Rules are meant to be follow not broken.

Never thought I’d see political commentary on Luann… :)

While Bernice is correct, she’s also a moron for jumping to the either/ or fallacy. Either we follow every rule or we abolish all rules? I suppose Bernice isn’t interested in critical thinking. Anyway, play Mansions of Madness.

How are these two still friends? It feels like they argue all the time

I found on Ebay a childhood fav..“The Game of the States” which was supposed to teach kids about commerce. I loved it. Monopoly, Clue, The Game of Life…Remember “Lie Detector”? with villians and a little pseudo lie detector thing you’d stick their card into and it would say if they were lying about some crime? So many cool games from back in the day.

TEGWAR – The Exciting Game Without Any Rules.

This sounds like the real Game Of Life

Mystery Date ?

=:-O

I just got some promo cards for a new game called Bequest. It looks very interesting and fun.

Luann really needs to grow up

Ahhh the yin and the yang of this strip… Bern and Luann. We have to have rules to live by or else life would descend into chaos; at the same time freedom from rigid structures and to create is equally important. Anyone who thinks these two are going split up is likely mistaken unless we are at the end of this comic.

Bernice sees clearly! Wow! How often has that happened?

she needs to get the sick out.

She needs to leave. The relationship is getting strained!

Must be Parchisi

Wisdom is knowing when and when not to bend a rule.

Well, you two losers! —Maybe some sweet day one or both of you will grow up. —Until then, it remains a Lose-Lose situation….

Wisdom is knowing when and when not to bend a rule.

Wisdom is knowing when to shoot first under the table.

Narcissistic personalities no-one wins

Anybody ever play “MENCHE ARGENY DICHT NICHT”(Don’t Blow Your Top)??