Glass marbles and a small cloth pouch on a small wooden game board, in ochre and cobalt tones.

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Plato

You can learn more about a man in an hour of play, than in a year of conversation.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The claim is that watching someone play tells you more about them than a whole year of talking. When people are relaxed and absorbed in a game, their habits and reactions show, while conversation lets them curate what they say.

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