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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7471821" data-attributes="member: 177">Except, of course, that this use is some centuries old.  It is perhaps we who have lost track of the terminology, so that now it feels awkward.Let me try to use poker as an example.  In the archetypal poker match, you play a number of hands, until one or more players withdraw, or run out of funds.  So, there's a tactical game in each hand, and there's a strategic game that spans hands.  The iconic example of this is the card sharp, who pretends to be bad for several hands, lulling their opponents into a false sense of security - their play becomes lax, and the sharp may then swoop in with dramatic successes that aren't expected.</blockquote>