strat
Casual plan term
Strat is informal shorthand for strategy, common in gaming, business, and military contexts: What's our strat for this boss fight? , The marketing team is workshopping new strats.
The word appears frequently in competitive gaming where players discuss optimal approaches: That strat is broken—they need to patch it. (Capitalized Strat is a guitar.)
Gap or start
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- middlegameCentral chess phase
- SicilianFrom Italy's largest island
positional · tactical · development · castling · initiative · tempo · preparation · theory
Methods to achieve goals
- marketshareCompany's industry sales percentage
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
- ventureRisky new undertaking
startup · corporate · investment · capital · growth · competition · monetization · branding
Organized effort toward goal
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
encirclement · attrition · blitzkrieg · guerrilla · counterinsurgency · logistics · deployment · intelligence
opening
Gap or start
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- middlegameCentral chess phase
Sicilian · positional · tactical · development · castling · initiative · tempo · preparation · theory · repertoire
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- marketshareCompany's industry sales percentage
- profitabilityCapacity to generate gain
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
venture · startup · corporate · investment · capital · growth · competition · monetization · branding · positioning
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
flanking · encirclement · attrition · blitzkrieg · guerrilla · counterinsurgency · logistics · deployment · intelligence · reconnaissance
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
counter · cheese · rush · aggro · defensive · offensive · optimal · broken · nerf · patch
stratLes Paul
Guitar and recording pioneer
LP · semi-hollow · archtop · acoustic · tele
stratimpulse
Sudden urge to act
winging it · improvisation · reaction · randomness · spontaneity
- strategic withdrawalCalculated military retreat
- exit strategyPreplanned departure method
- offensive strategyPlan for aggression
- strategic investmentPlanned financial commitment for future gain
- strategic positionAdvantageous location for influence
- strategy guidesGaming solution manuals
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