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Is Luck the Antithesis of Skill?
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We often view luck as the polar opposite of skill, blaming any mistakes unintended by us on it. We think luck is this monster that lurks around skill, haunting the best speedrunners and competitive games players. But, are they really all that different? Or, is luck really to blame here? Watch this week's episode of Game/Show to find out how luck exists in almost ALL GAMES (Even Dark Souls!) and see how it drives almost everything that we do in games.

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0:20 Hearthstone The Grand F2P 4 - Topple the King
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0:39 Monopoly Chance Card Pack Analysis
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0:45 WTF Is… – Poker Night at the Inventory Part 1
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1:29 Francis Plays Magic the Gathering
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1:38 Persona 4 no fusion playthrough - Shadow Mitsuo (expert)
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2:04 How to Play Prismata Part 1
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2:25 GM Magnus Carlsen vs GM Alexander Morozevich World Blitz Chess Championship
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2:43 All Michael Jordan Missed Game-Winning_Tying Shot Attempts in NBA Finals
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4:35 Dark Souls 2 deaths (part 1)
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5:07 Jeopardy - The IBM Challenge - Day 1 - Part 2_2
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"Lakes" by Chooga
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"Beautiful Days" by Extan
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"Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix" by Foniqz
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"Good Way Song" by Electronic Rescue

"Alice y Bob" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
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"Sleet" by Kubbi
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"Toaster" by Kubbi
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"Patriotic Songs of America" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
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"Run" by Outsider
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"Fame" by Statue of Diveo
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