Great apes have to be big and strong for beet pong. We are used to things like making and using tools, so this is really no big task. I have won a game or two against all the species of great apes: gorillas, bonobos, humans, chimpanzees, and orangutans of course. Strategy comes easy to us because of our natural intelligence and learning ability. If we can learn sign language, beet pong is nothing.