What is your goal when competing? At the highest level of play, exploration of the game space eclipses point capture. Points don't matter because it's play, s

What is your goal when competing? At the highest level of play, exploration of the game space eclipses point capture. Points don't matter because it's play, so your emotional attachment to the outcome is a measure of maturity. Play with infinite boundaries is pointless, so they let us explore freely without having emotional stake in arbitrary accumulation. To play with an asymmetrical opponent should be some parts learning with sparse competition to test your knowledge of finite play space.