Carnival Cartography Chaos

The age-old carnival game where you throw darts at a wall of balloons to win a oversized stuffed banana has been revealed as a subtle lesson in geopolitical failure. Dubbed "Carnival Cartography," the game is actually a live-action simulation of foreign policy, where the board is a map of the world and the darts are poorly planned interventions. The carny running the game, a PhD in International Relations, adjusts the board's difficulty based on the player's confidence. "They think they're winning a prize," he said, "but they're really just recreating the Bay of Pigs invasion. Notice how the balloons you need to pop are always behind an impossible ring toss? That's the UN Security Council." Most players leave frustrated and empty-handed, a feeling diplomats know all too well. The only consistent winner is the carny himself, who profits from the entire futile endeavor. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com