Filibusters

 Swinging on a Star

And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo

Every day you meet quite a few

So you see it's all up to you

You can be better than you are

You could be swingin' on a star

The Oscar best picture  Going Places had an Oscar winning song, Swinging on a Star.  'Nuff said

In a two-player game, you can assume that the other player is your enemy. You can assume that it is a zero sum game. You can also assume that the game will not be repeated, or if it is repeated that it will always be against the same player. Which is why there are handicaps, ratings, etc.  The second player would be silly to agree to play in a mismatch.

In a multiplayer game, in any round it is NOT reasonable to assume that your opponent is your enemy, and it is NOT reasonable to assume that it is a zero sum game.  It is NOT reasonable to assume that the game will not be repeated (if a round is repeated, why would the game not also be repeated?) .  If by definition the opponent in every round is different, it is NOT reasonable to assume that the same opponents will be faced each game.

If everyone is not an enemy, then you should pick a multiplayer strategy.  If growth is possible, not a zero sum game, then you should pick a multiplayer strategy. If the game will be repeated (i.e. there is a future), then you should pick a multiplayer strategy.  Which is why there are 100 Senators.  It is time that we make them act as individuals, not as just as two political parties ( Democrats vs Republicans). Then we could be swinging on a star.