Meta-Gaming Strategies :: The Crisis Creator

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Strategy The Crisis Creator
Definition The player causes a crisis of some kind, in the hopes of coming out ahead once the dust settles.
Desired Result In this way, a player in a dramatically poor position can end up on top.
Commentary There are many possible kinds of crises. Rules interpretations can be questioned, causing entire games to be invalidated. Logistics problems can occur involving securing a resource for the group, such as food or a venue. And then there are intra-group conflicts among the various personalities. Typically, the Crisis Creator objective is to step into a problem he himself caused, or simply manipulated, so that he can be the hero by solving it.
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