My uncle in Baltimore told me he'd played Risk for 30 years and never won once, and it changed how I pick games
I called him last Sunday to ask why he still breaks out the same beat up 1979 Risk box every Thanksgiving even though he loses to my cousin every single time. He told me he quit caring about winning back around 1995 and now he just likes watching everyone else sweat over Australia. Do you all have a game you keep playing badly on purpose because the table talk is the real prize?
Our group keeps a busted copy of Sorry around just for the trash talk, so your uncle's onto something real. Try picking a game you actually enjoy losing at, not one you're hoping to get good at.