Gambit
Gambit noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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A gambit that relies on the victim knowing he's being "played" but not knowing how is a Kansas City Shuffle.
Source: Batman Gambit - If pulling this on another party is part of a gambit, it can overlap with Kansas City Shuffle.
Source: Two Rights Make a Wrong -
Kansas City Shuffle: If Web's not running a Batman Gambit, chances are he's running one of these instead.
Source: Series / The Inside
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Shuffle and Gambit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gambit/shuffle
Gambit & Shuffle. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gambit/shuffle>.
Shuffle or Gambit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gambit/shuffle.
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