Gambit
Gambit noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Gambit
Traps
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Batman Gambit: Dutch and Romeo pull out a whole bag of tricks to fool the Covenant into their traps.
Source: Comic Book / Halo: Helljumper - He traps you underground with a nuke as part of a gambit to get back in charge of the Terminus Clans, who your character helped defeat during the Skyllian Blitz.
Source: Big Bad Wannabe -
Gambit Roulette: Practically every one of Jigsaw's traps require an incredible amount of blind luck to work, and his plans often require that the victims do some very specific actions at very exact moments, and often independent of each other.
Source: Franchise / Saw
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