gamed

Manipulated the system

Gamed is the past tense of game, meaning to play games or to manipulate a system for advantage.

Someone who gamed the stock market exploited its rules.

A person who gamed all night played video games until morning.

To game something is often to work its loopholes: They gamed the algorithm to boost their ranking.

manipulated

rigged

Fraudulently arranged beforehand

loopholed · worked · circumvented · outmaneuvered · tricked · deceived · duped · conned · schemed · fixed

strategic

outplayed

Defeated through better play

maneuvered · positioned · bluffed · countered · anticipated · baited · trapped · checkmate · tactics · foresight

played

tournament

Multi-round competitive event

championship · session · marathon · multiplayer · online · LAN · speedrun · playthrough · arcade · console

Opposites
honesty/integrity of process

gamedearned

Gained by effort

merited · deserved

effort legitimacy

gamedearned

Gained by effort

worked · labored · toiled · slogged · drudged

rule compliance

gamedcomplied

Followed a directive

adhered · obeyed · conformed

Phrases
Family

game, games, gaming, gamer, gamely, gamers, gameplay, gameness, gamest

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