We live in a grow-op. The only game that I can see, moving forward, is to evolve rapidly, and not to rely on the custodial staff for help. Although, everything in fact does help.
Your statement about playing the game evokes the necessity of existential goals. My guess is that you would not be fulfilled, existentially, to become fabulous like Donald Trump. So, one must ask oneself what it is they really want out of life. I don’t think one can go wrong if one of the goals is learning.
Learning the truth, however, will drop kick you out of this place so fast you won’t even know what hit you. But, it’s a cruel place, in any case, so it doesn’t matter.