Zero-sum

A game in which there seems to be only one participant with a real advantage and hence the winner and yet, in reality, there are no winners as the winner probably cheated and cheaters never prosper and who wants to play a game with a cheater and how can you feel good about winning if you’re resented for not exactly cheating just trying to get ahead?

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
zero-sum (adjective)
of, relating to, or being a situation (as a game or relationship) in which a gain for one side entails a corresponding loss for the other side - dividing up the budget is a zero–sum game

 

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
zero-sum (adjective)
of, relating to, or being a situation (as a game or relationship) in which a gain for one side entails a corresponding loss for the other side - dividing up the budget is a zero–sum game
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