An Attempt to Categorize

This table elaborates some of the ways in which the meta-strategies may be categorized. We're not satisfied with these schema, and publish this simply as a work-in-progress.

Notes on the Categories

• Dan's "Class of Appeal" refers to his email, which mentioned 3 classes. I have attempted to be specific about the kind of appeal, as well.
• Appeal to Positive Emotion
• Appeal to Negative Emotion
• Appeal to Ignorance
• Gives What Kind of Advantage? classifies meta-gaming strategies by the sphere of immediate advantage being targetted.
• In-game advantages confer a benefit directly in the game being played (or a future game). It's like gaining currency and spending it in the same transaction.
• Social advantages deal with the social fabric - the (typically unwritten) rules which govern conduct, and our standing in the group.
• Psychological advantages pertain to a change in what specific other people believe or desire.
• Prerequisites and Desirables attempt to capture what circumstances are required or favorable before a given meta-strategy is usable.  Inherently imprecise, but possibly useful.
• Results Available When? is another category of questionable utility, which tries to broadly indicate which strategies are "quick play" and which require longer planning.