I make my intentions clear and I don't play games, I literally spell it out in plain English that I want us to be boyfriend and girlfriend. This no-nonsense approach has gotten me rejected almost every time but it's also worked exactly twice, with my first girlfriend and my current girlfriend who I've been with for 2 years now.
I view playing games such as dominating the girl, playing hard to get, showing off and stuff as pointless and immature which is why I don't engage in it. I'm also not an interesting person at all despite my turbulent assertive personality but my life as a bad kid allows me to compensate for my boring personality with funny stories from back then.
Do you play games?