Game
Swindle
Swindle noun - A scheme in which the victim is cheated out of his money after first gaining his trust.
Both words in one sentence
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For a particularly famous example, see The Other Wiki's article on the Immortal Losing Game... though that's a subversion since the attempted victim of the swindle avoided all the traps and won.
Source: Tabletop Game / Chess -
David Bronstein's multiple attempts to swindle a game from Bogdan Śliwa (in what became known as the Immortal Losing Game) are an example of an unsuccessful surprise mating attack.
Source: Tabletop Game / Chess - The rules of the game themselves encourage backstabbing fellow players, making deals with them, deceiving them to swindle them out of valuable/dangerous cards, and cheating as much as you can without getting caught.
Source: Metagame
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