i'm not really into gambling (though my dota2 hat expenditures indicate otherwise). i have gambled three times in my life:

- bought a scratch ticket in memphis (lost)
- played a quarter slot machine in vegas (lost)
- played poker one night with some friends (broke even)

you and paps have convinced me that there is some aspect of the rng/risk v reward elements of xcom that i'm missing. i'm going to fire it up next week and see if i can experience it