beggar-my-neighbour
Two-player card battle
Beggar-my-neighbour is a simple card game where players try to capture all the cards by playing face cards that force opponents to surrender cards from their hands.
The name extends to any policy or strategy that enriches one party at another's expense: beggar-my-neighbour trade policies, beggar-my-neighbour currency devaluation.
The economic sense implies short-sighted competition where gains come directly from others' losses.
Ship's flat surface
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- dealAgreement or distribution
- trickDeliberate deception
- handGrasping body part
war · snap · matching · pile · capture · face-up · flip · battle
Balanced gains and losses
- protectionismShielding local producers
- tariffTax on traded goods
- trade warRetaliatory economic hostilities
- self-interestConcern for personal advantage
retaliation · mercantilism · trade barrier · dumping · currency manipulation · import restriction · economic nationalism · reciprocity
Ongoing contest between opponents
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- win-loseOne party's gain, another's setback
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
dominance · conquest · merciless · relentless · exploitation · one-upmanship · predatory · undermining
Likelihood of occurrence
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
unpredictable · draw · odds · fate · aleatory · card draw · lucky streak · unlucky
deck
Ship's flat surface
hand · war · snap · matching · pile · capture · face-up · flip · battle · slap
zero-sum
Balanced gains and losses
- protectionismShielding local producers
- tariffTax on traded goods
- trade warRetaliatory economic hostilities
self-interest · retaliation · mercantilism · trade barrier · dumping · currency manipulation · import restriction · economic nationalism · reciprocity · tit-for-tat
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- cutthroatViciously competitive or murderous
- win-loseOne party's gain, another's setback
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
hostile · dominance · conquest · merciless · relentless · exploitation · one-upmanship · predatory · undermining · outmaneuvering
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- luckChance affecting outcomes
probability · unpredictable · draw · odds · fate · aleatory · card draw · lucky streak · unlucky
beggar-my-neighbourmutual aid
Cooperative community support
win-win · positive-sum · cooperation · free trade · mutualism
beggar-my-neighbourchess
Strategic board game
bridge · contract bridge · Go · duplicate bridge · poker
beggar, beggars, beggared, beggaring, beggarly, neighbour, neighbor, neighbours, neighbors