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Comment author: RomeoStevens 01 August 2013 01:23:50AM 2 points [-]

I enjoy playing games in which winning means others must lose and vice versa.

Gamblers fallacy helps us out here. If winning is more memorable than losing everyone can win sometimes/in some activities and everyone is happy. Also, I wouldn't play a sport in which I always won.

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