Years ago in the British series called "The Prisoner," Patrick McGoohan was thrust into a world where there were obstacles around every corner, in a kind of "Through the Looking Glass" motif. He never knew who is friends or enemies were or where he was heading. Here, a new alien race shows up and demand that they find "games." Of course, Quark runs a gambling establishment and a kind of holographic house of ill repute. He embraces them and sets off a series of events that are incredibly bizarre. That said, it serves absolutely no purpose other than to force the main characters participate in a fantastic game. Anyway, it struck me as something a writer came up with with for no other reason to play out a scenario.