the smell of Reversi in the morning

5:02 a.m.

Spaniards and Germans have fled rather than be vanquished by a little American woman this morning.

I find it rather immature of people not to stick around and see if they can't win even though they have few "men" on the board.  But then again, I am probably playing children anyway.

I lost a few games this morning.  But I lost by playing to the end.  I think that makes me a winner.  Cowards flee.  Fools die fighting a lost cause, some would say.  Leaving because things are going badly, though...  sometimes that is the right thing and sometimes it is not.

In Reversi, staying around to watch the board change to the opponents color is the only way to learn and become better at the game.  That we only had infinite chances to correct our strategies in real life!  (Sometimes we almost do, but not usually, I don't think.)

Did I mention that I have also now played Czechs and Slovenians?