Boardgames

My arms are not a game of tic-tac-toe
despite what looks to be the contrary.

Besides,
you'd notice very early on that
there's little room for O's given
how many X's are strewn about.

I've lost count of my win-loss record.
Would you really count it as a
winning one, though?

I've got the game solved; there's
always another to pluck out and place
when it looks like I'm about the take the
L.

Jokes on me, I must be a
descendant of Pyrrhus.

It never feels like I have
home court advantage,
no matter where else I
try to play a game in within
walking distance of the last.

I stopped being able to tell
the difference between
the playing surface and the
line that tells you who won.

Like I said,
I stopped counting.

Maybe their chessboards.
All the pieces have their roles
and where to go when.

My m.o. is just to bumrush
and hope I finish before
I actually have to implement
strategy.

Seems to be my glaring flaw
in battle.

The track lines show the pieces
just go anywhere they please.

The knights just never quite
know where to land.
The king can only watch on in horror
even as he encourages it.
The bishops get the most use yet fall
short of their goal.

The queen only comes out during
the aftermath simply to try and
clean up my mess.
The rook knows not to move too
far...
...'cause there's no more work if the
pawn falls.

Maybe my record isn't that great.
I can play multiple games against
myself, play move for move
and still lose.

Who would brag about winning
anyways?

Post-match interviews never go well.