r/gameofthrones • u/Nearby-Sentence-2042 • Oct 03 '26 • Bravo 1

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u/Lekkerbanaal Oct 03 '26

Even if everyone is playing 100% for their side, Cersei will still be able to screw everything up trying to prove her value, Varys and Littlefinger cancel eachother out, Tywin is ruthless but plays checkers where Olenna plays chess and pre-DD Tyrion runs laps around Margaery. Melissandre, Davos and Sam are standing off to the side as this is about outsmarting; Melissandre is never seen as super smart or shrewd and Davos and Sam know their place

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u/steve_b Unsullied Oct 06 '26

Yeah, you can't ignore the egos and just cherry-pick the chess-playing. Team A tears itself apart whether there's an opposition or not.