War has often been called a game, with good reason. Both have combatants. Both have sides. Both carry the risk of losing.

Samantha Shannon
War has often been called a game, with good reason....
War has often been called a game, with good reason....
War has often been called a game, with good reason....
War has often been called a game, with good reason....
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There is no doubt that war has been called a game, and with good reason. Both have combatants. Both have sides. Both carry the risk of losing. But there is no similarity in the characteristics of a game and a war, and this is what makes the difference, and makes the role of games in human life so important for understanding human behavior.

Source: The Song Rising

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