Best
Best verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: at last she's bested her card-playing mother at the game of hearts
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Jack-of-All-Stats: It's noted that the Empire is not the best at Psitek or Bitek, but it manages to prevail by being pretty good with all three teks.
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Except when and if, especially in HeroQuest, a "GM" with the right kind of mentality realizes that letting the heroes prevail is in the best interests of the campaign, and stops really trying to "win".
Source: Killer Game Master - They're all summed up as the The Law of the Jungle which some believe should apply to humans believing that social process resulted from conflicts in which the fittest or best adapted individuals, or groups, would prevail.
Source: Analysis / Pandorum
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