The Didact and the Analyst: Learning How to Not Get Screwed Playing Tharsis

After hyping Tharsis to a friend who is a board gamer (not so much a video gamer) as an extremely difficult digital board game, I was slightly annoyed when he won his first game. Assuming I'm not just being a crybaby about it, though, I tried to examine what this experience indicates about how we learn to play games.

The Didact and the Analyst: Learning How to Not Get Screwed Playing Tharsis