Idle and clicker games let you gain and use power without even the indignity of actually doing anything. They are the best example of how compelling and seductive video games are: They let you feel satisfaction and accomplishment even when you aren’t doing anything at all.
That’s not why I play solitaire card games on my iPad: I do it to dissociate, and dissociation is desirable because it quickly reduces mental tension and quickly removes most of my awareness of the pains and the signs of fatigue in my body. (I’m not saying its good for me: I might spend too much of my time dissociated, and there might be better ways for me to reduce mental tension that I can learn.)
The main motivation tempting me to play chess on the other hand is the experience of power as described in the quote in the OP.
That’s not why I play solitaire card games on my iPad: I do it to dissociate, and dissociation is desirable because it quickly reduces mental tension and quickly removes most of my awareness of the pains and the signs of fatigue in my body. (I’m not saying its good for me: I might spend too much of my time dissociated, and there might be better ways for me to reduce mental tension that I can learn.)
The main motivation tempting me to play chess on the other hand is the experience of power as described in the quote in the OP.