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Line 1: {{work}} {{Infobox book {{quote box\|[[File:ForTheWin_cover_2952.jpg\|frame]]}}▼ \| title = For the Win ▲~~{{quote box~~ \|~~[[File:~~ image = ForTheWin_cover_2952.jpg~~\|frame]]}}~~ {{quote\| ''Gold. It's all about gold.''}}▼ \| caption = \| author = Cory Doctorow \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = \| genre = \| publication date = May 11, 2010 \| source page exists = \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} ▲{{quote\| ''Gold. It's all about gold.''}} ''Svartalfheim Warriors''. ''Zombie Mecha''. ''Clankers''. ''Mushroom Kingdom''. ''Savage Wonderland''. And more, and more. Line 28 ⟶ 39: As always, the novel can be found [http://craphound.com/ftw/download/ on Doctorow's site for free] or in traditional bookstores and libraries. {{tropelist}} ~~=== This novel provides examples of: ===~~ * [[Author Filibuster]]: While they're not particularly long, the book contains frequent diversions talking about economics and the financial industry. * [[Four Lines, All Waiting]]: They all get tied together eventually, but there are quite a few concurrent plotlines. * [[Green -Eyed Monster]]: Connor observes that envy -- the thought that somebody might be getting rich ''and you aren't'' -- can be even more powerful than greed. * [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Wei-Dong's team's customer early in the book plays the trope completely straight, charging recklessly into the boss chamber and ruining the team's careful plans. * [[Massive Multiplayer Scam]]: The Webblies organize a massive pyramid scheme. Line 40 ⟶ 51: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~For The Win~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Literature of the 2010s]]▼ [[Category:Canadian Literature]] [[Category:Science Fiction Literature]] ▲[[Category:For The Win]] ▲[[Category:Literature]]