"Orkses is neva defeated in battle. If we win we win, if we die we die fightin' so it don't count. If we runz for it we don't lose eva, cos we can come back for annuver go, see!"

The last part that I emphasized applies surprisingly well to spell card duels in Touhou. If the description from the Perfect Memento still rings true, losses in games can be canon – at least we know that Reimu likes to have rematches until she scores a win.