You said I'd lost from the first move, so I figured I should take my time trying to figure out why.
[She tilts her head, brow still furrowed in concentration.] I wanted to see how your strategy would change too... A lot of times with games--most ones that you play against someone in-- someone who's pretty good or wins a lot will stick to a pattern or strategy that works for them. That's a lot easier than thinking of something new every time, especially if it works.
[She's still not quite trying to think 5 steps ahead, but she is trying to suss out how he's playing in relation to her playing.]
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[She tilts her head, brow still furrowed in concentration.] I wanted to see how your strategy would change too... A lot of times with games--most ones that you play against someone in-- someone who's pretty good or wins a lot will stick to a pattern or strategy that works for them. That's a lot easier than thinking of something new every time, especially if it works.
[She's still not quite trying to think 5 steps ahead, but she is trying to suss out how he's playing in relation to her playing.]