These include the abolition of her housework, moving her siblings to the noisiest bedroom, and the privilege of not finishing her meals. Through her parents' allowances, Waverly improves her skills as a chess player and allows them to win indirectly through her. "The Rules of the Game" ends with a final conflict between Waverly and her mother. The fight begins when Waverly and her mother are shopping at the market and her mother incessantly brags about Waverly's skill as a chess player to strangers. Waverly murmurs “I wish you wouldn't [tell] everyone I'm your daughter,” instead devising a clever method to give herself to her mother (507). This upsets her mother and causes a public disturbance for Waverly more humiliating than receiving unwarranted praise, reinforcing the fact that an act of concession is the most effective way to triumph in the fight for victory. In short, Tan presents several conflicts that investigate the factors in win-lose situations, each conflict reiterating the concept that one