Soapbox: I Flew 3,000 Miles To Get My Arse Handed To Me In Mario Party

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Or, how a game about betrayal brought me closer to my friends

Mario Party 3Image: Nintendo Life

Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kate reminisces about a memorable trip... to Loser Town!


I can't believe I've been allowed to use the word "arse" in a title. I feel so powerful. Anyway. Let me tell you a story...

A few years ago, I decided, on a bit of a whim, to move from the UK to Canada. I'd been dreaming of living in Canada since I was young, enticed by its crystal-blue lakes, its friendly reputation, and whatever a "Timbit" was supposed to be. And so I did it, packing everything I cared to take with me into three large suitcases, and flying across the Atlantic.

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