Chromium plating on an object will be lighter than a similar object made entirely out of stainless steel. While chromium is valued for its high lustre, this high lustre tends to make the material more susceptible to dirt and grime. Between stainless steel and chrome, stainless steel is the more expensive metal. Sources 1  [+] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_plating.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel.
The reason a colleague plays mind games at work for instance might be very different to the reason your partner plays mind games and tests you. The first reason that many people play mind games is undoubtedly in order to get back some control.
Guys aren't really complex or nuanced in terms of how we communicate. For the most part, what we say is what we mean. I realize women assume there's subtext to our statements, or that we play mind games, but our mind game is not playing mind games.