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"The Game" is not actually a game *and therefore can have no winners or losers*.
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"The Game" is not actually a game* and therefore can have no winners or losers*.
  
 
*A game by definition is a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck
 
*A game by definition is a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck
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sorry to inturupt para, but some games cannot be simply won
 
sorry to inturupt para, but some games cannot be simply won
 
see xkcd comic #138  
 
see xkcd comic #138  
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[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.5|173.245.54.5]] 13:52, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 
[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.5|173.245.54.5]] 13:52, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
  
 
:: A game can have multiple losers, so your logic does not work. Based on the description, it seems like everyone is a loser. It is impossible to win. [[User:Flewk|Flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 00:30, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 
:: A game can have multiple losers, so your logic does not work. Based on the description, it seems like everyone is a loser. It is impossible to win. [[User:Flewk|Flewk]] ([[User talk:Flewk|talk]]) 00:30, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 
 
In the branch of social psychology that deals with game design, a 'game' is defined by being inside of the 'magic circle': a space where arbitrary actions are given meaning, and everybody participating in the magic circle voluntarily agrees upon a set of rules by which to play. There are no requirements for a game to have win or lose conditions, just look at Go, which has no official 'end' until both players agree the game is done.
 
For "The Game" to qualify as A game, it must allow for methods by which people voluntarily enter and leave its magic circle. As it does not, it cannot be a game, but is instead is a social exercise.
 
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.197|108.162.218.197]] 04:50, 14 June 2016 (UTC)XanKortal
 
: Bringing psychology to a math fight? Cute. Game theory has no care for you silly little humans and your silly little brains. [[User:Hppavilion1|Hppavilion1]] ([[User talk:Hppavilion1|talk]]) 07:30, 21 May 2017 (UTC)
 
:: Oh, and also, I argue that social psychology is itself a social psychology game, and I can just opt out of playing by the rules social psychologists want me to. [[User:Hppavilion1|Hppavilion1]] ([[User talk:Hppavilion1|talk]]) 07:30, 21 May 2017 (UTC)
 
 
 
It has also been suggested that the [https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=425817 Platinum Angel] will prevent you from losing the game. - [[User:Mike Rosoft|Mike Rosoft]] ([[User talk:Mike Rosoft|talk]]) 20:46, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 
 
There's a new [[what if]] post [[Special:Contributions/172.70.54.52|172.70.54.52]] 16:09, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
 
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AAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NO ONE CAN WIN... except those of us who are <u>SMORT!</u> [[User:Z1mp0st0rz|Z1mp0st0rz]] ([[User talk:Z1mp0st0rz|talk]]) 17:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 

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