Good question!

Kids know, they learn THROUGH playing. We lost that ability or had it drummed out of us.

We do learn, yes, along the way as we play. We learn to play the game better, we get closer to the goal.

What is that goal? TO be in total permanenet perpetual joy, or bliss, which is the nature of the one conciousness, our source.

Gotta play to have joy. Just gotta.