Is password guessing cheating?

[Puke]

when i play games with people i know in person, we usually dont use passwords. because we know each other. because that ****ty advice you got in gradeschool about 'only cheating yourself' is basically true. if you cheat at a game, you are taking the fun out of it.

its the same principle that lets me walk to the corner store for more beer and pretzels while playing a tabletop wargame, without having to wory about my adversary looking at my chits.

who would even want to play a game if you were going to cheat? you would know that youre not good enough to beat your opponent in open competition, and you would have to live with the fact that you're basically worthless as a tactician, as a gamer, and as a friend.

while i'll grant you that im not above bringing a gun to a knife fight, games are a different story. how do you expect to hone your strategic skills if you cant play fair? you might as well always make a point of gaming with people you know to be inferior to you so you can always have the satisfaction of winning.