The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for April 05, 2015
April 04, 2015
April 06, 2015
Transcript:
General: Put those cards away, man! I have a real game for us to play! Dusty: "Risk"? General: The game of strategy. Boone: Oh, I've played this before. It's really fun. Professor: Okay. I'm in... Dusty: Sweet calamity Jane! Lookit all those game pieces! Seems too complex for me. Ah think ya can count me out on this one. General: Nonsense, soldier... the rules of engagement are simple. Boone: If I can play, so can you, Dusty... Dusty: All right. Ah guess ah'll try and learn as I go... surrender now, General, before Kamchatka becomes your Little Bighorn. One hour later...
I was reminded of an old Japanise saying a while back. The greatest swordsman in the world doesn’t fear the second greatest swordsman, he fears the worst swordsman. The idea is that if you both know what you’re doing the contest (or game) goes to the best. If one person doesn’t know what they’re doing then you have no way of predicting what they’re going to do.