He gives a look the side at his acquaintance's rhetorical question. Almost as if to say 'yes, they are popular for whatever reason' with a certain amount of exasperation.

Emet-Selch crosses his arms without answering the question of threes. "Then why can we not play that game you described?" Strategizing, bluffing, mind games all of it seems much more engaging and enjoyable than this. "If the deck needs adjustments then we shall adjust."