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Cryptic Stratagems of Arcane Boardgames
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Positioning on boundary to maintain control of two zones
  • 3. Obstruction maneuver used in abstract tile-laying games
  • 4. Rigid, inflexible play leading to tactical entrapment
  • 6. Tactic involving complete surround to cut off opponent's forces
  • 10. Luring opponent's pieces into disadvantageous positions
  • 11. Economic bottleneck causing game economy stagnation and inflation
  • 14. Compelling move in chess where any choice worsens position
  • 15. Sacrificial strategy to inflict maximal damage on adversary
Down
  • 2. Forcing opponent’s pieces into immobilization or stasis
  • 5. Exerting excessive targeted force to force opponent errors
  • 7. Narrow corridor exploited to delay or damage advancing units
  • 8. Extra forced move granted in rare tricky chess situations
  • 9. Rule-based second chance in card-based or tile game openings
  • 12. Reversing tactics to trap opponent in movement-heavy games
  • 13. Controlling key board sectors rather than individual pieces
  • 16. Push tactic named after niche Japanese board games
  • 17. Deceptive maneuver to mislead enemy in positional play
  • 18. Massed minimal units employed to overwhelm through numbers

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