Jonathan told me about a game he played with Blake, in which Blake kept making moves that allowed Jonathan to jump over his pieces and create "sandwiches." These sandwiches are a key strategy in the game Kōnane, also known as Hawaiian checkers, where you jump between two of your opponent's pieces and they cannot jump you back. Jonathan initially won games using this strategy, but during a match with Kimo, he fell for a strategic move and lost. After reflecting on this loss, Jonathan realized that he had been overly reliant on creating sandwiches and needed to focus on controlled consumption rather than greedily taking every opportunity. In his subsequent matches, Jonathan adjusted his approach and managed to maintain control without falling into traps. Through this experience, Jonathan learned that overusing a successful strategy can lead to unexpected losses and the importance of analyzing losses to improve as a player in strategy games like Kōnane.
