I liked the idea of “Rules of the Game” alot, and I really enjoyed reading it. It tells about how the more time you spend at something, you will get better at it. Meimei, a little girl who lives in Chinatown with her mom and two brothers one day discovers chess. Her brother got the set as a Christmas present from their church. Meimei learns on her own from the library and from an man in the playground. She gets very good, and plays in many tournaments. She is just short of a grandmaster, and is getting slightly annoyed at her family for not meeting her requirements of how the live, and they keep on having to adjust to her needs. She finally has had it when her mom goes around and shows her off to other people. Meimei runs off and returns later, knowing that no matter how famous she is, she just like everyone else and needs to plan things out. I found this story very entertaining by the very Chinese point of view, and the moral that you always need to look ahead
