I'll take a swing at this. Like software engineers, gamers want clarity of the "rules" so they can optimize the most efficient route to "victory". The problem

I'll take a swing at this. Like software engineers, gamers want clarity of the "rules" so they can optimize the most efficient route to "victory". The problem is that rules are written by people. And when you ask them why/what led them to create those rules, it was all heuristics to solve a situation that occurred before. They will readily admit sometimes the rules don't make any sense. Things change, circumstances change, and there are a million edge cases. In such situations, they either do not enforce the rule or give you an exemption.