“Losing is boring, but with this game, most often the best player was the one who won despite the random elements caused by diplomacy and backstabbing”
Machiavelli said, “The end justifies the means,” and that is basically the way this game works. This fantastic game is of course hopelessly outdated in modern board game times, some might even call it unplayable, but personally I have a thick love letter’s worth of fond memories of it.