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TECHNIQUES The most common techniques of gamesmanship are the following. # To break the flow of your opponent's play. # To get your opponent to take the game less seriously or to overthink his position. # To intentionally make a "mistake" which gains an advantage over an opponent. While the first method is more common at higher levels of sports, the last two are more powerful in amateur games. Breaking the flow Examples of "flow-breaking" methods include:
Causing your opponent to overthink Examples of methods designed to cause your opponent to overthink or to not take the game seriously enough include:
Intentional "mistakes" Examples of intentional "mistakes" designed to gain an advantage:
It should be noted that all of the above are considered very close to Cheating , and the abuser of gamesmanship techniques will find himself penalized in most serious sports and games tournaments, as well as being deemed (if caught) a "bad sport". USAGE OUTSIDE OF GAMES The term "gamesmanship" is also used for similar techniques used in non-game situations, such as Negotiation s and Election s. Each form is frequently used as a means of describing dubious methods of winning and/or psychological tricks used to intimidate or confuse one's opponent. The term also appears in art theory to mean playfulness, as in "literary gamesmanship". {Link without Title} {Link without Title} SEE ALSO REFERENCE
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