Inevitably, we will encounter individuals who see life as a game. Life is pure fun for them and they will try and get as much out of it as they can. In this game of life, a person who possesses this perspective will consider everyone as playmates. He's going to consider everyone as a foe and his goal will be to defeat them.
To excel, gaining this outlook encourages him to do anything and anything. Conventional values and the laws of society will merely function as game rules that he will have to bend or break.
Thus, seeing this person lie to others to get what he wants will not be shocking. To get ahead, he will learn to be charming and will use deception as a normal strategy. And if they don't work, he'll steal, but only if he's not going to get caught. He's going to have to do this very carefully, perhaps even leaving evidence that places someone else to blame.
And since life is only a game to him, it will seem trivial to the belief system he adheres to. He'll agree with what people think so that he doesn't appear to be different from those around him. This defective value scheme allows him to feel no guilt for the stuff he does. The means, to him, will always be justified by the ends.
It is always incredibly difficult to figure out whether the person you are dealing with has this viewpoint. You may also have fallen prey to his guile and you really don't know what you did. This is because, while concealing their true nature, charismatic and knowledgeable sociopaths are very good at getting what they want.
It is assumed, however, that their one true weakness is emotion. They seem to be expressing emotion, but only because it serves their objective. They can say the right things, but they may appear inappropriate in their gestures. When it comes to empathy, they are really weak.
If you have doubts in your life about a specific person, try relating a sad true story to that person and see how that person responds to it. If his response is very different from how you expect most people to react, then in the presence of a sociopath, you might very well be. If this is the case for you, then maybe he just plays with you and manipulates you. So it is probably in your best interest that you steer clear of this guy.
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In life, strategy is needed like in a game but never cheat just to win