2007-06-14 07:15:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Worth the candle" is an expression that means "worth the trouble," or "worth bothering with."
Example: It's not worth the candle to get a broken computer monitor fixed, because it will be cheaper to buy a new one.
Applying that to a game, maybe they mean that the game turned out to be so lame it wasn't worth the trouble of learning how to play it.
2007-06-14 08:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by Navigator 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means that you are playing a game by candlelight and candlelight is generally very cheap. So if the game being played is not fun, then it is hardly worth the candle. As a metaphor, anything you are doing that is a senseless waste of time, is Hardly worth the candle.
2007-06-14 10:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by loufedalis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋