Playing Games With Friends And Foes

Can we afford to stop investing in our demise?

a business magnate reads the newspaper with a smile while a factory belches filth into his own living room, digital art — by DALL·E

Understanding the rules of a game is essential if we intend to play it. The first thing we must figure out is what the objective is. The same game changes dramatically if the goal is something players must achieve collectively or if each player has an individual objective. Things can become even spicier if the goal is for the…