My mother would get mad that my Grandma taught me to play poker, with her pennies that I could keep, if I won.
Grandma didn’t like to lose. Even to a 6 year old.
Card playing must be something grannies teach their grandkids. Great way to teach kids to count. Taught the oldest to play cribbage, gin rummy, blackjack and Texas Hold ‘Em. He always took all my money and ended up playing Texas Hold ‘Em at one of the Indian casinos in Oklahoma his first year in college. Made enough money to pay his tuition that year.
But you’re right about grannies not liking to lose. That’s why I also made them learn to play Scrabble which I almost always won. We all also enjoyed playing Monopoly.
Kids today don’t seem to be introduced to many board games. Great family activity and much better than playing on the internet or iPhone.