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A [[Gambit]] is any action made to | A [[Gambit]] is any action made to achieve some kind of advantage, usually requiring some degree of risk. | ||
''A gambit is a gamble, isn't it? Something harmful/risky to one's agenda which hopefully pays off?'' | ''A gambit is a gamble, isn't it? Something harmful/risky to one's agenda which hopefully pays off?'' | ||
A gambit can be something as simple as the [[Doctor]] saying ''"The doctor should protect so-and-so tonight."'' to a full-blown [[WIFOM]] designed to mislead, incriminate, corroborate, or otherwise change the game; the trick is not getting caught doing it. A high-risk, high-reward move, in other words. | A gambit can be something as simple as the [[Doctor]] saying ''"The doctor should protect so-and-so tonight."'' to a full-blown [[WIFOM]] designed to mislead, incriminate, corroborate, or otherwise change the game; the trick is not getting caught doing it. A high-risk, high-reward move, in other words. When in most cases, the move is one where the reward does not seem worth the risk, it is a [[King's Gambit]]. | ||
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--Textbook Scenario of [[Kokusho's Gambit]] | --Textbook Scenario of [[Kokusho's Gambit]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:44, 9 September 2019
A Gambit is any action made to achieve some kind of advantage, usually requiring some degree of risk.
A gambit is a gamble, isn't it? Something harmful/risky to one's agenda which hopefully pays off?
A gambit can be something as simple as the Doctor saying "The doctor should protect so-and-so tonight." to a full-blown WIFOM designed to mislead, incriminate, corroborate, or otherwise change the game; the trick is not getting caught doing it. A high-risk, high-reward move, in other words. When in most cases, the move is one where the reward does not seem worth the risk, it is a King's Gambit.
Example:
"Okay, I'm a Tracker, and I tracked you, and you targetted the man that died last night. You should Claim immediately."
"I'm a Vigilante, I swear. I thought he was Scum."
"Well, I was just gambiting, I'm not tracker, I'm a Cop with a guilty result on you. Thanks for claiming the kill, though."
--Textbook Scenario of Kokusho's Gambit