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{{quote|''"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."''|'''Sun Tzu'''}}

Fights aren't always won with guns or swords: outsmarting your opponent can be just as effective. Battling this way also saves ~~resources -- especially~~ if it's a [[Combat by Champion]] of the highest-ranking members of each side. Even if not, it's easier to recover from almost being outsmarted and getting your pride wounded than almost getting outfought and getting your leg wounded. [[Xanatos Gambit|And some play it well enough to never get wounded in the first place.]]

Fights aren't always won with guns or swords: outsmarting your opponent can be just as effective. Battling this way also saves resources—especially if it's a [[Combat by Champion]] of the highest-ranking members of each side. Even if not, it's easier to recover from almost being outsmarted and getting your pride wounded than almost getting outfought and getting your leg wounded. [[Xanatos Gambit|And some play it well enough to never get wounded in the first place.]]

A staple tactic of the [[Chessmaster]], the [[Guile Hero]] and the [[Manipulative Bastard]] alike. One way for the [[Insufferable Genius]] to prove himself. The [[Super-Trope]] to both [[Batman Gambit]] and [[Xanatos Gambit]]. Losers are [[Out-Gambitted]]. Winners are often [[Badass Pacifist~~|Badass Pacifists~~]]. If both combatants are [[Super Intelligence|particularly brilliant]], can easily descend/ascend into [[Gambit Roulette]] or [[Xanatos Speed Chess]].

A staple tactic of the [[Chessmaster]], the [[Guile Hero]] and the [[Manipulative Bastard]] alike. One way for the [[Insufferable Genius]] to prove himself. The [[Super-Trope]] to both [[Batman Gambit]] and [[Xanatos Gambit]]. Losers are [[Out-Gambitted]]. Winners are often [[Badass Pacifist]]s. If both combatants are [[Super Intelligence|particularly brilliant]], can easily descend/ascend into [[Gambit Roulette]] or [[Xanatos Speed Chess]].

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