Value: In Theory & In Practice

Prologue 

A while ago I was reading the piece Jacob Clements wrote on ‘Value’ and I had the thought: does he actually think this way? The article is well written, and I found many of the concepts useful, however, the theory does not resemble my in-game thought process at all. Is Clements really suggesting I…. *Gasp* DO MATHS??? Surely not. I thought again, am I ever counting value to compare different lines in-game? No. It’s a useful way to communicate strategy and to reduce the complexity of the game to a framework you can talk through. Not a literal guide for how to think through a turn cycle. Right, guys?