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Beautifully written! I had the experience once of an in-person game where the cursed visionary leader was drawn mid-game and somehow dovetailed with an all-wetlands strategy that maxed it out at the end, resulting in victory. It was a lot of fun! I also enjoyed the name of the card and liked pickin...

Lukus29 wrote: ↑23 July 2026, 00:47 In chess it's bad manners NOT to concede from a losing position. So I guess it's about perspective...

Inb4 "But Chess is different!"

Now for the prosecution. Mr. Jones, you may cross-examine.

Those were interesting reads. Some of those people seem to be viewing winning and losing as secondary to other elements of the game. I didn't deny that those players exist. I just don't understand why you bring up the topic when the discussion is about conceding. A person listing reasons for why th...

I mean, even if you told me I'm allowed to break your castle, it would still feel wrong for me to destroy something you built. You are free to destroy it yourself if you want, but I'm not gonna be the one doing it. It's a similar thing here. Even though they may be playing against someone who doesn...

But in all the discussions on this topic, I don't remember anyone saying that they don't care about losing and winning. It's always you who brings it up and who acts as if you care about it whereas others supposedly don't. It seems as if you interpret the various reasons given not to concede as mea...

When you see a sand castle on the beach, do you trample it for the fun of it? Or do you refrain yourself because you know someone built it and would be saddened to see it destroyed? Not a crazy idea, I think. The idea that it's weird for someone to care about a stranger's well being is what is weir...

"Decided to impose"? The player decided to continue playing. Nothing was imposed upon you. This is absurd. So you think the whole "I'm doing this for you", even though I didn't want nor desire something like that from, is unproblematic? Yes, that's exactly how I view it. Mmkay. ...

Think of it like this. I'm an atheist. So when I hear Christians tell me that I should accept Jesus Christ because he died for my sins, well, I didn't ask for it. Why do I then owe eternal fealty? Well, to use a perhaps ironic metaphor... you're preaching to the choir on this. :) Haha, good one. :l...

FrankJones wrote: ↑21 July 2026, 03:48 "Decided to impose"?

The player decided to continue playing. Nothing was imposed upon you. This is absurd.

So you think the whole "I'm doing this for you", even though I didn't want nor desire something like that from, is unproblematic?