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A [[Gambit]] is any action made to further a player's agenda.  While it's most often used by the [[Mafia]] in hopes that the [[Town]] won't call their bluff, it's also used by [[Doctor|Doctors]] and [[SK|SKs]] to stay alive or further their purpose in the game.  It's common for players to gambit about their [[Alignment]] once the [[Hammer]] vote is reached in hopes of staying alive.  [[Lepton's_Gambit]] is also a common scum gambit.
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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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