How can I exploit symmetry to intuit P(A wins) + P(B wins) = 1, without performing algebra?

I'm not asking about algebra that I can execute. How can I intuit P(A wins) + P(B wins) = 1 most quickly, without algebra? Any 15 year old can calculate that for the

$p \neq 1/2$ case, $\dfrac{1 - (q/p)^i}{1 - (q/p)^N} + {\color{limegreen}\dfrac{1 - (p/q)^{N - i}}{1 - (p/q)^N}} = 1$.

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