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Firaxis' big swing with Civilization VII? Convincing players to actually finish their games (www.gamedeveloper.com)
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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Yeah and there comes a point where you know you can win, but don't want to go through all the turns to get there.

I think most chess games don't end with a checkmate, many games end when a player concedes because everyone knows the outcome and it's pointless to play it out.