Game time

I often play pinochle if you are not familiar with the game it is quite hard to explain but a general dictionary definition will suffice. to me pinochle is a prefect reflection of everyday life. You are dealt cards and then you bet on what you think the best hand you and your partner can make with the cards in both hands. The catch is that you really have no clue as to what is in the others hand. If you win the bid you declare the trump suit and four cards will be passed to you by your partner, you then pass back the four least valuable cards in your hand.
That is what we all do everyday. We wake up think of what we have and what we need then bet that if we ask the right questions and do the right things that we will gain another part to our puzzle by the end of the day. Sometimes it works ad sometimes not. It never has to do with what you have by yourself but what you and your partner have together.
I don't want to make a blanket statement about all games but it seems that pinochle is used to pass the time and creates that fine balance that we all seem to live in between chance and our own direction. Games have to do this same thing. A good game is one where the winner must not get only lucky but to be able to get out of unlucky situations. Just like everyday. How do you use something negative to your advantage? If you break it down capitalism is a game because there are winners and losers. So I guess I would be curious to see what kind of games come out a a socialist country.To bad I don't get $200 for walking around the block in real life.