gaming strategy

Winning game plan

A gaming strategy is a plan or approach for achieving success in a video game, board game, or other competitive play.

Strategies range from broad philosophies—aggressive versus defensive, rush versus turtle—to specific tactics for particular situations.

The term covers both optimal play discovered by experienced players and personal styles that suit individual preferences: My gaming strategy is to build up resources early and attack late.

baitingDeliberately trying to provoke
bait and switchFraudulent sales tactic
bluffingDeceiving about one's position
mind gamesPsychological manipulation tactics
zoningSectioning areas by use

spawn camping · counters · kiting · hit and run · optimization · aggro · plan · positioning · timing · reading · feints · deception · move · min-maxing · misdirection · combos · maneuvering · intimidation

Opposites

deliberate vs. random play

gaming strategybutton mashing

Rapid indiscriminate controller input

mashing · flailing

skilled vs. unskilled approach

gaming strategybad habits

calculated vs. intuitive play

gaming strategygut feeling

Instinctive sense about something

improvisation · winging it · playing by ear · spontaneous play · going with the flow

Family

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