# You don’t get to choose the rules of an absolute game You just get to choose whether to play (sometimes.) The inability to choose rules means that concepts of “fairness” are meaningless. Only [[Fair games can be gamed]]so absolute games cannot be gamed. The results of an absolute game are not always easily inspected so someone can of course lie about an accomplishment but it is in theory knowable. Absolute games are almost by definition played against nature or yourself. [[Absolute games are anchored to reality]]. In this context, [[The more legible the rules of the game, the more straightforward it is to optimize for the game]] means that creating more true knowledge about nature can help you win the game. This is one reason why absolute games are important for advancing human knowledge and the [[Conquest state of nature]]. It’s also why [[Frontiers lead to absolute games instead of relative games]]. [[Nobody grades moonshots on effort]] ### Related * [[Relative vs absolute games]] -