Line #36 TropeNamers/TraditionalGames


1	Like VideoGames, there are some tropes that get their names from non-electronic entertainment.
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3	[[index]]
4	!! CardGames
5	* ''TabletopGame/AniMayhem''
6	** FrothyMugsOfWater
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8	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''
9	** BloodKnight
10	** BobFromAccounting, from a famous early ''Magic'' TV commercial.
11	** DiscardAndDraw, though not a game trope, is a very common card effect which has the same flavor as the described phenomenon.
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13	* ''TabletopGame/{{Poker}}''
14	** TheMagicPokerEquation
15	** MiseryPoker
16	** NoPokerFace
17	** StripPoker
18
19	!! BoardGames
20	* ''TabletopGame/{{Boggle}}''
21	** BogglesTheMind
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23	* ''TabletopGame/{{Chess}}''
24	** CheckAndMate
25	** ChessMotifs
26	** ChessWithDeath
27	** CosmicChessGame
28	** CrazyPeoplePlayChess
29	** HumanChess
30	** RiskingTheKing
31	** TheChessmaster
32	** ThePawn
33	*** UnwittingPawn
34	** SmartPeoplePlayChess
35	** SurpriseCheckmate
36	** VariantChess
37	** XanatosSpeedChess
38	** And a partial TropeNamer for [[GambitIndex any]] [[ThePlan trope]] whose name includes the word "Gambit". Although the chess [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gambit meaning]] ("a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position") is far more specific than its metaphorical usage ("a calculated move or ploy; an opening move meant to gain advantage"), the usage from chess is older (1656 vs. 1855, according to the [[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=gambit&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary]].)
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40	* ''Hungry, Hungry, Hippos''
41	** AngryAngryHippos
42	** HuggyHuggyHippos
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44	* ''Kingmaker''
45	** KingmakerScenario (disputed)
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47	* ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}''
48	** {{Cloneopoly}}
49	** GetOutOfJailFreeCard
50	*** GetIntoJailFree
51	** HouseRules
52	*** AscendedHouseRules
53	** UnclePennybags
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55	* ''TabletopGame/{{Risk}}''
56	** RiskStyleMap
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58	* ''TabletopGame/{{Scrabble}}''
59	** ScrabbleBabble
60
61	!! TabletopGames
62	* In General
63	* NeverSplitTheParty (fan joke)
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65	* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech''
66	** AlphaStrike (The term is older, but the trope's definition was codified by the game)
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68	* ''TabletopGame/BlissStage''
69	** LevelUpAtIntimacy5
70	** YouLoseAtZeroTrust
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72	* ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}''
73	** {{Knockback}}
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75	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
76	** AlliterationAndAdventurers
77	** AlwaysChaoticEvil
78	** AuthorsSavingThrow
79	** BagOfHolding
80	** ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction
81	** CharacterAlignment [[invoked]]
82	*** LawfulGood
83	*** [[invoked]]NeutralGood
84	*** [[invoked]]ChaoticGood
85	*** [[invoked]]LawfulNeutral
86	*** [[invoked]]TrueNeutral
87	*** [[invoked]]ChaoticNeutral
88	*** [[invoked]]LawfulEvil
89	*** [[invoked]]NeutralEvil
90	*** [[invoked]]ChaoticEvil
91	** CharmPerson
92	** DetectEvil
93	** FailedASpotCheck
94	** FleshGolem
95	** GameMaster
96	** HitPoints
97	** LawfulStupidChaoticStupid (or at least the snarky guy who coined the term was referencing ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'')
98	** LizardFolk
99	** MagicMissileStorm, in conjunction with a spell homebrewed for the ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' series
100	** NoSavingThrow
101	** OrcusOnHisThrone
102	** PathOfInspiration
103	** PungeonMaster
104	** SummonEverymanHero
105	** TalkingIsAFreeAction
106	** TookALevelInCheerfulness
107	** TookALevelInCynic
108	** TookALevelInBadass
109	** TookALevelInIdealism
110	** TookALevelInJerkass[[note]] Shared with ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' because of the word "{{Jerkass}}''[[/note]]
111	** TookALevelInKindness
112	** TookALevelInSmartass
113	** TransformationIsAFreeAction
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115	* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}''
116	** GunFu
117	** ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy
118	** PantsPositiveSafety
119	** WalkingArmory
120	%%ComicBook/BlueDevil coined it first** WeirdnessMagnet
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122	* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}''
123	** TheComputerIsYourFriend
124	** HappinessIsMandatory
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126	* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}''
127	** ChunkySalsaRule
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129	* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''
130	** AgriWorld
131	** DeathOrGloryAttack
132	** DeathWorld
133	** MoreDakka
134	** PowerFist
135	** ThunderHammer
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137	* ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness''
138	** GothicPunk
139	** {{Masquerade}}
140	** TheUnmasquedWorld
141
142	!! Other
143	* RockPaperScissors
144	** ChromaticRockPaperScissors
145	** ElementalRockPaperScissors
146	** PoorPredictableRock (condensed from a quote from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'')
147	** ScissorsCutsRock
148	** TacticalRockPaperScissors
149	[[/index]]

Context TropeNamers / TraditionalGames