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You think like Sima Yi

The Long Game

You can wait longer than anyone in the room. You let rivals exhaust themselves, then you inherit the board.

Strengths

  • Outlasts everyone in the room
  • Lets rivals exhaust themselves
  • Inherits the board they leave

Blind spot

Patience can be mistaken for a plan, including by you. A board you never touch is not yet a win, and some windows close while you are still waiting.

A move for you

Decide in advance what event ends the wait, and write that condition down. Waiting is a move only when you know the signal that starts the next one.

On the record

Wei commander (179–251) who held off Zhuge Liang's northern campaigns; his grandson founded the Jin.

Full profile of Sima Yi

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