Stephen Colbert's 'Government Shutdown Game' Is Appropriately Unfair

Usually, comparisons to games are kind of flippant—which is probably why both Republicans and Democrats alike say the government shutdown is not a game. But if it was? According to Stephen Colbert, it would be called Not A Game: The Government Shutdown Home Game. The rules would be… interesting.

As you might've guessed, boy howdy, does it look confusing and unfair. Just like real life!