Game and Scapegoat

Game

Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Scapegoat and game are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scapegoat" instead a noun "Game".

Nearby Words: gaming, gamed, gamesome, gamesmanship, gamer

Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.

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Game and scapegoat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Game" instead a noun "Scapegoat".

good	good game	good scapegoat
best	best game	best scapegoat
better	better game	better scapegoat
perfect	perfect game	perfect scapegoat
Other adjectives: popular, actual, real, new, different.

It is the mark of villains of the series that they try to push their sins off on others, as Takano references using the metaphor of the game of "Old Maid": Nomura using Takano as a scapegoat for the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, and Takano trying to use Oyashiro as a scapegoat for the same.

Source: Analysis / Higurashi: When They Cry
She was unjustly put there in the first place because Kruger used her as a scapegoat for losing the OmniStat drive Faith took earlier in the game.

Source: Video Game / Mirror's Edge: Catalyst
The US Marines are used as a scapegoat by Blackwatch in the game [PROTOTYPE].

Source: The Scapegoat

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