game over.
DON’T CRY BECAUSE IT’S OVER.
OR DO.
CRYING IS A SELF-SOOTHING MECHANISM THAT
RELEASES OXYTOCIN AND ENDORPHINS,
REDUCES STRESS BY DECREASING CORTISOL PRODUCTION,
ACTIVATES THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
TO HELP YOU RELAX, AND
AIDS IN A CATHARTIC PROCESSING OF EMOTIONS THAT IS
UNIQUE TO HUMANS.
WE’RE NOT INTO TOXIC MASCULINITY HERE.
PLUS, YOU CAN ALWAYS PLAY AGAIN.
winning the game.
WIN THE WHOLE GAME INSTANTLY BY HAVING
ALL 13 QUEENS IN YOUR HAND
AT THE END OF ANY ROUND.
OTHERWISE, WIN SEVEN OR MORE ROUNDS
TO WIN “WITH THE POPULAR VOTE.”
IF NO ONE WINS SEVEN OR MORE ROUNDS,
WHOEVER WINS THE MOST ROUNDS OUT OF 13 ROUNDS
WINS “WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.”