Clarify: do you think the Game is about spite?

The only caveat is you can't lose from someone else's announcement. You can choose to ignore that house rule if you like... but you should think more about what The Game is and why/how you're participating if that's the case.

Edit: I'm aware of a gray area involving https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_(rapper); I once was watching a preview or credits or something (can't remember) and at one point it was a black screen with just "THE GAME" in white letters... I thought that was unfair but I can't come up with a consistent policy to exclude that loss.