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THE MASTER'S GUIDE TO ROCK, PAPER & SCISSORS defines the term gambit as: "A series of three successive moves made with strategic intention." Listed below are a few examples of the many opening RPS gambits.
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THE CRESCENDO
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PAPER - SCISSORS - ROCK
The slow-building nature of this gambit makes it a very elegant opening series. |
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| DENOUEMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ROCK - SCISSORS - PAPER
The Denouement is the mirror of The Crescendo and uses a "cooling down" approach. When used in tandem with The Crescendo the result is often a baffeled opponent. |
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| FISTFULL O' DOLLARS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ROCK - PAPER - PAPER
This move took the 1967 RPS World Championships by surprise and is arguably still one of the great surprise offensive moves. |
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| AVALANCHE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ROCK - ROCK - ROCK
A subtle, yet aggressive gambit. Was the first of the Triple Gambits developed in the early 1890's (the others being The Bureaucrat and The Toolbox). |
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| SCISSOR SANDWICH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PAPER - SCISSORS - PAPER
An invasive and devious gambit. |
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PAPER - SCISSORS - SCISSORS
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© World RPS Society 2002
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