Game and Swindle

Game

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

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

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

Swindle

Swindle noun - A scheme in which the victim is cheated out of his money after first gaining his trust.

Game and swindle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Game" instead a noun "Swindle".

Nearby Words: swindler, swindling, swindled

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Chess 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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