1. The pleasant fantasy that you have only one opponent.
2. That the opposing forces in front of you at the start are all that will show up.
3. That the sides will have equal membership.
4. That all of your members will do what you say.
5. That the sides will take orderly turns.
6. That you will get to see everything your opponent does.
7. That anyone can only do one thing at a time.
Ah if only life was like a game of chess eh!
ReplyDeleteThat's why games, no matter how violent or distressing, are easier than real life.
ReplyDeleteI dread the day we get a game that's half as complicated! Yuck.
DeleteOh I didn't know that politics was compared to chess! This was interesting. Now I'd love to know what do you think about Go compared to the war strategy!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I've never played Go. Do you enjoy it?
DeleteI've tried, but there was too much logic involved!!! Unfortunately for me I lack of logic! But I wish I could, it's very interesting. I read somewhere that samurai played that too!
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