fragments of the game

If socializing wasn't automatic for you, I think you belong to the group that needs to learn tactics, and see the terrain before initiating any interaction.

There are many maps out there, but few are as accurate as the one made by Erik von Markovik, known as Mystery in the net.

But Mystery and his method were not as foolproof. That made me identify with what he taught. It wasn't just acting. He was more like a magician without necessarily having to do a magic trick. Just talk, start, attract, fail, and try again.

Then, like all art, it reached the media and the early networks, and Mystery became a celebrity after the author Neil Strauss, a writer for Rolling Stones magazine, extensively recounted the phenomenon from within, in his book The Game (or The Method in some translations).

A lot has happened since that book was launched, but the important thing is that it caught the attention of the media back in 2005.

The book that you have in your hands is the way that, based on the theory that we cannot destroy something that is already destroyed, I review and reaffirm that the Game is permanent.

The central part of the book is based on analyzing games like pickup as an infinite game. Demonstrate that there is an underlying logic to the vitality of the movement, and Neil's reasons for leaving his relationship with the community.

In addition, there are the best tips and perspectives that helped me in my process, and that will help you achieve a greater degree of social openness, wherever you are, if you wish.