Then there's the "how to find a clearing in the Burmese jungle" game, when the weather forecasting is sufficient to tell you whether the wind is coming from the left or the right but not how strong it is accurately enough for you to end up over a tiny clearing in a vast jungle. And having done your dead reckoning and not seeing the clearing, do you turn left or right? - you haven't a clue.
Instead, fly desired track for heading, for the calculated time. You then know you're downwind of the destination, so turn 90 degrees upwind and fly until you spot it.