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Comme je n'aime pas le hasard, je préfère la stratégie.

Comme je n'aime pas le hasard, je préfère la stratégie.
Since I do not like chance, I prefer strategy.
From Lesson 197:Introducing a cause (comme)·French

Questions & Answers about Comme je n'aime pas le hasard, je préfère la stratégie.

Why use comme here instead of parce que?
In French, comme is used at the very beginning of a sentence to mean "since" or "as" when you want to state the cause before the result. Parce que (because) is almost always placed in the middle of a sentence to introduce the reason.
Does le hasard mean "the hazard" (as in a danger)?
No, this is a classic "false friend"! In French, le hasard means "chance," "luck," or "randomness." If you wanted to talk about a hazard or a danger, you would use a word like le danger or le risque.
Why do we need the articles le and la here when English just says "chance" and "strategy"?
In French, when you talk about general concepts, categories, or things you like/dislike (especially after verbs like aimer and préférer), you must use the definite articles (le, la, les). English often drops the article for general ideas, but French requires it.
Why does préfère have a grave accent (è) when the infinitive has acute accents (préférer)?
Préférer is a stem-changing verb. When the ending is silent (like the -e in je préfère), the accent right before it changes to è so the syllable can be stressed and pronounced properly. It flips back to é when the ending is pronounced, like in nous préférons.

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