How do you beat a game?

I've played poker, never beaten it. Soccer, same. Even solitaire. I've participated in, competed in, and completed games, but I've never beaten a game or know anyone who did.  How do so many of you beat games?eliasgames

How do you beat a game?

Try try and try again, then try some more.  Its really that simple.  Eventually you will get to the point where practice will get fun because youre so damn good at what youre working on, and then when showtime comes (soccer game, for example) then you can prove you can win.

but hell, half the things people say annoy me, like when americans say they could care less - the sentence doesn't make any freakin' sense!
A-S_FM

Well, it's suppossed to be "couldn't care less", but you know how people are. Here's something to chew on though: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ico1.htm I blame hippies.

BewilderedRonin

[QUOTE="BewilderedRonin"]Well, it's suppossed to be "couldn't care less", but you know how people are. Here's something to chew on though: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ico1.htm I blame hippies.

A-S_FM

I've played poker, never beaten it. Soccer, same. Even solitaire. I've participated in, competed in, and completed games, but I've never beaten a game or know anyone who did. How do so many of you beat games?eliasgames

Well according to www.dictionary.com there's 44 definitions for the word "BEAT" and #25 is "To achieve victory in a contest; win". There's more than one definition for words you know. So when you say, "You don't beat a game you complete it" you're not making any sense at all.
godofratz

[QUOTE="godofratz"]Well according to www.dictionary.com there's 44 definitions for the word "BEAT" and #25 is "To achieve victory in a contest; win". There's more than one definition for words you know. So when you say, "You don't beat a game you complete it" you're not making any sense at all.
A-S_FM

I think you need to lay off the literalism, buddy.  To "beat" a game is to finish it.  When you beat Halflife 2, you kill Dr Breen and start the destruction of the Citadel.  When you beat Baldur's Gate, it means you played through the entire story.

To sum up, to beat something is to triumph over adversity, i.e. you beat Halflife 2 by beating the enemies in it.  And last time I read a book, I didnt have anything to beat as there were no competative elements there, no enemies jumping out of the pages to beat me.

But, as an American, I could care less.  Or is it couldnt care less?  Damn my tiny, inferior brain!  Golly I wish I were European!

I think you need to lay off the literalism, buddy. To "beat" a game is to finish it. When you beat Halflife 2, you kill Dr Breen and start the destruction of the Citadel. When you beat Baldur's Gate, it means you played through the entire story.

To sum up, to beat something is to triumph over adversity, i.e. you beat Halflife 2 by beating the enemies in it. And last time I read a book, I didnt have anything to beat as there were no competative elements there, no enemies jumping out of the pages to beat me.

But, as an American, I could care less. Or is it couldnt care less? Damn my tiny, inferior brain! Golly I wish I were European!

mrbojangles25

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

I think you need to lay off the literalism, buddy. To "beat" a game is to finish it. When you beat Halflife 2, you kill Dr Breen and start the destruction of the Citadel. When you beat Baldur's Gate, it means you played through the entire story.

To sum up, to beat something is to triumph over adversity, i.e. you beat Halflife 2 by beating the enemies in it. And last time I read a book, I didnt have anything to beat as there were no competative elements there, no enemies jumping out of the pages to beat me.

But, as an American, I could care less. Or is it couldnt care less? Damn my tiny, inferior brain! Golly I wish I were European!

A-S_FM

Awww youre no fun at all.

Lets use a real world example.  After all, that is where we live.  When I ask a friend about a game, do I say "hey, did you experience the game yet?" or do I ask him "hey, did you beat the game yet?"  Anyone can experience a game in the first second of gameplay, but to beat a game implies that you completed the game.

As for your earlier comment about competative elements, I believe that is what games are comprised.  You are playing either against your self, against time, against the computer.  In other words, the computer can beat you or you can beat the computer.

Come on, lets debate semantics, I can tell youre a master debator from your holier-than-thou attitude!

[QUOTE="godofratz"]Well according to www.dictionary.com there's 44 definitions for the word "BEAT" and #25 is "To achieve victory in a contest; win". There's more than one definition for words you know. So when you say, "You don't beat a game you complete it" you're not making any sense at all.
A-S_FM

[QUOTE="A-S_FM"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

I think you need to lay off the literalism, buddy. To "beat" a game is to finish it. When you beat Halflife 2, you kill Dr Breen and start the destruction of the Citadel. When you beat Baldur's Gate, it means you played through the entire story.

To sum up, to beat something is to triumph over adversity, i.e. you beat Halflife 2 by beating the enemies in it. And last time I read a book, I didnt have anything to beat as there were no competative elements there, no enemies jumping out of the pages to beat me.

But, as an American, I could care less. Or is it couldnt care less? Damn my tiny, inferior brain! Golly I wish I were European!

mrbojangles25

Awww youre no fun at all.

Lets use a real world example. After all, that is where we live. When I ask a friend about a game, do I say "hey, did you experience the game yet?" or do I ask him "hey, did you beat the game yet?" Anyone can experience a game in the first second of gameplay, but to beat a game implies that you completed the game.

As for your earlier comment about competative elements, I believe that is what games are comprised. You are playing either against your self, against time, against the computer. In other words, the computer can beat you or you can beat the computer.

Come on, lets debate semantics, I can tell youre a master debator from your holier-than-thou attitude!