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The Picard Maneuver @lemmy.world

4w ago

The Empty Fort Strategy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_Fort_Strategy

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Holy shit now that is a genius and brave move. Ancient chinese generals never disappoint us
- It only worked because he was known as a master tactician. Gotta get the clout first.
  
  It only worked because it is
  F I C T I O N A L
- well... the enemy general is kind of a disappointment... coulda just sent his least favorite platoon forward to scout (and capture, in this case).
  
  Or just have the bowman trainees assemble, tell them the first one to hit the general gets a promotion.

Now that’s a Picard Maneuver.
- You absolute legend. Do you have an alert set up when somebody mentions your name or are you an actual omnipotent being?

The trick is to actually lay out successful traps hundreds of times before and build up your reputation.
- https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-05-08

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