Meta-Gaming Strategies :: The Crystal Ball

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Strategy The Crystal Ball
Definition Courtesy of the RSP Society: One of the more clever meta-strategies, Crystal Ball is a ploy to confuse an opponent and derail what might be an otherwise effective strategy. This is a simple and time-tested strategy that is more effective as a foundation on which to build than used in its virgin form. To employ Crystal Ball, tell your opponent what she is or is not going to do next.
Desired Result In this way, you eliminate your opponent's options, leaving him only with options you have chosen for him.
Commentary Exactly how to tell your opponent what they are going to do next is the crux of the biscuit, isn't it? An expert-level strategy, for sure, requiring a light hand and guts.
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Related Strategies If this strategy is a femme fatale, then her grizzled elder brother is the Old Hat.