Guessing right: why you need to
I recently made a post on a message board about the importance of guessing games in strategic gaming, and thought it'd be nice to elaborate on such a point here. In context, someone stated that he'd rather win in a fighter game (Street Fighter 4) by good fundamental play (referring to spacing, reaction, and combo skill) than win by what he perceived as random guesses. My response: there are always guesses to be made. Reaction is absolutely more valuable than prediction, but the ability to predict your opponent is vital. It will be necessary at certain points, and I argue that it is necessary for any strategic game to be good.