Question

what is meant by the game
was still worth the candle?​

Answer 1

$\large \fbox \red {A} \fbox \green {n} \fbox \blue {S} \fbox \orange {w} \fbox \pink {E} \fbox \purple {r}$

The saying alludes to a game of cards in which the stakes are smaller than the cost of burning a candle for light by which to play