Games that people play according to Bern rarely end in a win for any of the players. The goal of the game is to get or inflict stroking in a dishonest way. A psychological game as repeated transactions with the same outcome is a scenario in the narrow sense. However, with the help of games you will not get stroking. In some games, people become angry and begin to scare their interlocutors. In others, they turn everything into a joke, even if their smile is a gallows laugh. Still others break off contact, trying in vain to get a stroke in this way. The main game of life: people are in an eternal search for strokes. This is a repeated pattern of behavior, in an attempt to get a stroke in the most inappropriate way and is called a game in scenario analysis. As a result of such a scenario game, several or all players begin to experience negative emotions: sadness, anger, disappointment, disgust or horror. If the conversation went smoothly and you did not experience such negative feelings, then most likely it did not contain any games .In terms of strokes, people always strive to receive positive strokes. But not everyone knows how to do this. When people play games, they receive a lot of negative, sometimes literally murderous, strokes. When there are no games in people’s communication, then transactions and strokes are positive. Inside the Dramatic Triangle of Karmpan, the games follow the same scenarios and each the top role strives to receive a positive stroke, but always receives a negative one. The person in the role of the Rescuer inflicts his strokes on the Victim, in exchange for love. But he receives only devaluation and rejection in response. A person in the role of a Tyrant literally beats recognition and praise out of people - in response only defensive kicks, blackmail and threats. A person in the role of a Victim tries to get care by complaining and moaning, but receives only contempt, disgust and disappointment .Why do people play games? There are several answers. The answer contained in this article is simple: they are making a poor, misguided attempt to receive positive strokes. Again and again, again and again. Conclusion: people who play games are driven into the game by a hunger for strokes, they want to get love at any cost, even if all they get is negative strokes, they do not give up trying to get them. What games have you played? before or do you play now? Which strokes are you in short supply? Recommendation: take the ONLINE TEST: “Egogram. Life Script Type” to open a new stage in script self-therapy.