Hera thinks about this, her eyes still on the board.

"When he taught it to me," she begins, "the Commander said that the game isn't a good metaphor for battle itself, but works to practice one's understanding of their opponent."

She glances up to him, for a few seconds, and then back down again as she speaks. "The Terrans created this game. That suggests their understanding of one another recognizes the potential for distraction, to jump at phantom victories, to see a prize they can't resist."