Draexzhan

In a previous journal essay about whether or not I think games are art, I defined a game to be “A set of rules that defines a contest.” While I still think this is a decent definition, consider this question: In chess, a player wins if their opponent forfeits. Therefore, the most efficient opening move in chess would be to point a gun at the opponent’s head and demand that they forfeit.   But… if I were to utilize this strategy, have I truly won a game of chess? On one hand, the rules of chess state that I have won, but on the other hand, no actual moves were made, and technically the game didn’t even start. So&