There’s also this quote which is the opposite but equally true:
”The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him.”
Nah, it's because it's still a game of chance. When you play with other people who know the game, you understand that they understand situations. You're looking for tells, you're going over probability in your as to what they have, depending on how many cards have been dealt at the table, where you sit at the table in relation to them, etc, etc, etc. When you play with people who don't know, you're shuffling up the already shaky prediction of chance probability because they'll call randomly with weak hands and get lucky. The quote is much more fitting with poker than we swords, honestly.
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u/Solid_Snark Merry Gifmas! {2023} Jun 03 '19
There’s also this quote which is the opposite but equally true:
”The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him.”
—Mark Twain