For a game that presents dates as battles, Roguemance shines in its strategic management of relationships. Indeed, it would not be unusual for players to question their in-game relationships and their partners - are they a means to an end, or a meaningful partnership? In practice, relationships can be somewhat of a necessary evil. In spite of the tedium that they cause, and the stacked layers of planning that comes with them, they are also an undeniable aid.