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Arcane Stratagems of Vintage Play
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Complex positional technique in chess to gain move advantage
  • 2. Tactical maneuver in war games to trap opposing forces completely
  • 3. Skillful control of game elements to influence opponent’s decisions
  • 4. Chess term where any move worsens position, crucial in vintage endgames
  • 7. Deliberate loss of a piece to gain positional advantage in chess or checkers
  • 8. Deceptive play or bluff to mislead opponents in vintage card or board games
  • 11. A tactic to restrict opponent’s mobility often seen in Go and war simulations
  • 13. Preventing opponent advancement; central in Monopoly and war-themed games
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  • 5. Controlling specific board regions to restrict opponent’s options
  • 6. Pattern recognition strategy for aligning pieces in Go and similar games
  • 9. Tactic involving seemingly self-defeating moves yielding future gain
  • 10. Strategic deployment and movement of units in war-based board games
  • 12. Obscure card game tactic involving strategic rare card retention
  • 14. Strategic relinquishment when continuing play is tactically unsound
  • 15. Tactical constraint forcing opponent into disadvantageous moves

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