It comes down to what you think of as game, I don't think you have the same perception as me of what game is.
To you game seems to be a facade, having to keep it up and inevitably they'll see through such BS. I took it a step further, not just playing pretend by emulating a bunch of behaviors, but understanding what these behaviors actually signals to women, what quality they think is behind it that they find attractive. Then I worked on myself to attain these qualities, permanently.
I'm not playing games anymore, I just am this way or rather I shaped myself into being this way. It takes zero effort because I'm no longer playing, what they see is what they get.
This authenticity and confidence is the last piece. If you turn out to not be what they thought because you played a facade then obviously it will be a big let down when they figure out you're not as good as they thought.
If you think you need to play games because you're not good enough then either you have to work on yourself or grab your balls and dare to be yourself. It could very well be that you're lacking character and integrity, if so then that's what you should be working on. It could also be that you're playing games because you lack the self-esteem to be who you really are, if so then you just need to grow a pair. Could be both, but if you're at least authentic then you might get a lot better feedback on whatever qualities you're missing.
Being jacked and having well above middle class amount of money is a bonus, but if you're just generally insufferable for a woman to be around for a longer amount of time, then obviously it will weaken your staying power a lot. Of those two the money will help more in terms of a woman tolerating your potential character flaws. Highly dependent on the woman and what she personally finds more valuable, I think a significant amount of women would say "fvck it" to the money if the man that comes along with it is insufferable.