{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"You Don\u2019t Know That Word | JJMW #480","description":"Board games are supposed to bring people together\u2014but some of them feel more like intellectual flexes than friendly competition. This week, JJ and Tucker dive deep into the board games that secretly say more about you than the game itself. From Scrabble\u2019s smug superiority complex, to Monopoly house rules that feel suspiciously like modern economics, to a surprisingly revealing game of Guess Who, the conversation spirals into stereotypes, pop culture, childhood nostalgia, and why modern board games are having a full-on renaissance. Along the way, they unpack:   Why Scrabble feels like someone trying to prove they\u2019re smarter than you   How Guess Who accidentally becomes a psychological profiling tool   The evolution of Monopoly boards (and why Fargo might have messed one up)   Carmen Sandiego, Anne Hathaway, and heist-movie logic   Dead birds, Mr. McGregor, and childhood trauma   The Olympics lottery, obscure events, and cheering for the flag   &amp;nbsp; 00:00 \u2013 Please put your clothes back on (intro) 01:08 \u2013 The board game that feels like an insult 01:49 \u2013 Monopoly trash talk and pandemic grudges 03:09 \u2013 Fargo Monopoly and questionable city design 04:33 \u2013 Monopoly house rules gone completely off the rails 05:15 \u2013 Scrabble: the \u201cI\u2019m better than you\u201d game 06:14 \u2013 Scrabble boards, editions, and nostalgia 07:47 \u2013 Travel games and modern Guess Who 08:49 \u2013 Guess Who as personality profiling 10:20 \u2013 Bias, stereotypes, and reading strangers 11:25 \u2013 Why Guess Who should be a TV show 11:56 \u2013 Carmen Sandiego rights and reboots 13:20 \u2013 Anne Hathaway and heist movie logic 15:27 \u2013 The Princess Diaries (somehow gets darker) 18:50 \u2013 Board game collecting and Kickstarter culture 19:35 \u2013 Viticulture, birds, and pigeon slander 21:02 \u2013 Finding a dead turkey vulture 23:03 \u2013 Peter Rabbit and childhood fear 27:32 \u2013 Registering for the 2028 Olympics lottery 29:25 \u2013 Skateboarding, table tennis, and obscure events 32:27 \u2013 Eddie the Eagle and Olympic loopholes 34:09 \u2013 Closing and credits &amp;nbsp; Support the show: For more episodes of JJ Meets World, or to find out how you can support the podcast, visit  http:\/\/www.jjmeetsworld.com\/ Patreon:  &amp;nbsp; \/ jjmeetsworld&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Merch Shop:  https:\/\/shop.spreadshirt.com\/jj-meets... Apple Podcasts:  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast... Spotify:  https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0L9IGvJ... YouTube: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; \/ @jjmeetsworldpodcast3115&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"JJ Meets World","author_url":"http:\/\/www.jjmeetsworld.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39793685\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2bb673\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197663085"}