The way around this is by 'no, but'ing. You're not playing that game, you're going to play this other, better one instead. It requires some eloquence, charisma

The way around this is by 'no, but'ing. You're not playing that game, you're going to play this other, better one instead. It requires some eloquence, charisma, and social intelligence to pull off such a redirection, though. In defining the played game, the other person is expressing social power. Either playing along or refusing still allows them that power, whereas changing the game is addressing that expression of superiority directly.