The DnD & MTG Cuck Chair, also, AITAH
My friend of around 6 years is insufferable. For some context, I started playing DnD about 4 years ago, and Magic: The Gathering about a year ago, and particularly in MTG, he is a baby. I recently learned how to properly build good decks and started winning. His response? Build the scummiest Mono-blue counterspell deck within Bracket 4. A quarter of his deck, 25 cards, are counterspells. This gives some context to his personality, he has to win, and he gets mad when he doesn’t. Today, we played a little campaign, and the theme is post apocalyptic earth, with mutants and such. Now, our mission is to eliminate all mutants and mutagens within a compound. Just about every creature has an ability to force a con save and paralyze you, or remove you from not only combat, but the game at large. I spent roughly 30 minutes watching my friends play dnd before I got on my phone. He then threw a fit and loudly proclaims “if you’re on your phone, the monsters can hear it!” I wasn’t wearing earbuds because I wanted to know when I was allowed to get out of the proverbial cuck chair, and I had the volume very low. He did not specify, by the way, how long I would be out, and our cleric got lucky and got syringes with the cure to my condition, but who knows how long I would’ve had to watch. I almost packed up my stuff and left then and there.
The main problem I have is that we have no recourse for his behavior. If we sat down to talk with him, he would deflect, blame, and finally pull the “I’m the host” card, even though his sister usually plans things.
Am I the asshole for suggesting that we cut him from the group?