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** The "secret test" to win that is allegedly cheating do gets more harshly judged, though, because the judges need to weed out "used lateral thinking" (acceptable), "cheater" (unacceptable) and "[[AchievementsInIgnorance lucky idiot who didn't knew you were not supposed to take that path]]" (grey area).
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** The "secret test" to win that is allegedly cheating do gets more harshly judged, though, because the judges need to weed out "used lateral thinking" (acceptable), "cheater" "[[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat definitely is a cheater]]" (unacceptable) and "[[AchievementsInIgnorance lucky idiot who didn't knew you were not supposed to take that path]]" (grey area).
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** The "secret test" to win that is allegedly cheating do gets more harshly judged, though, because the judges need to weed out "used lateral thinking" (acceptable), "cheater" (unacceptable) and "[[AccomplishmentsInIgnorance "[[AchievementsInIgnorance lucky idiot who didn't knew you were not supposed to take that path]]" (grey area).
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** The people who manage to win the race by going the long roundabout allegedly real route also get bonuses depending on lap time, determination and showing true spirit of competitiveness. It's not the way the game is supposed to be won, but if that is the way that it was won, the judges are not going to screw the players over. [[SecondPlaceIsForWinners With everything else this piles on, the other racers probably got better prizes than Alice]].
** The "secret test" to win that is allegedly cheating do gets more harshly judged, though, because the judges need to weed out "used lateral thinking" (acceptable), "cheater" (unacceptable) and "[[AccomplishmentsInIgnorance lucky idiot who didn't knew you were not supposed to take that path]]" (grey area).
** The "secret test" to win that is allegedly cheating do gets more harshly judged, though, because the judges need to weed out "used lateral thinking" (acceptable), "cheater" (unacceptable) and "[[AccomplishmentsInIgnorance lucky idiot who didn't knew you were not supposed to take that path]]" (grey area).
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* '''Parodied''': Alice takes the shortcut, but the path turns out to be made of quicksand. By the time she makes it out, Bob has already won and he laughs at her for cheating.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Alice takes the shortcut, but the path turns out to be made of quicksand. By the time she makes it out, Bob has already won and he laughs at her forcheating.cheating.
** Alice wins and taunts Bob for being a loser. However, just as she retrieves the trophy, she is hit by TheNudifier. She runs away in humiliation and nude photos of her go viral online.
** Alice takes the shortcut, but the path turns out to be made of quicksand. By the time she makes it out, Bob has already won and he laughs at her for
** Alice wins and taunts Bob for being a loser. However, just as she retrieves the trophy, she is hit by TheNudifier. She runs away in humiliation and nude photos of her go viral online.
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** To win the dance competition, Alice buys a dance ray and rigs it to zap her mid-performance so she can dance perfectly. It works, but due to it being made from a prototype of TheNudifier, also strips Alice naked. Due to the dance ray’s effect, she is unable to run away or cover herself up and [[InvoluntaryDance has to keep dancing]] in front of her laughing audience, who record her performance and [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube upload it online]]. She is disqualified and arrested for public indecency.
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** To win the dance competition, Alice buys a dance ray and rigs it to zap her mid-performance so she can dance perfectly. It works, but due to it being made from a prototype of TheNudifier, also strips Alice naked. Due to the dance ray’s effect, she is unable to run away or cover herself up and [[InvoluntaryDance has to keep dancing]] in front of her laughing audience, who record her performance and [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube upload it online]]. She is disqualified and arrested for public indecency.
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** The "shortcut" only ''appears'' to be legal because ''everyone'' does it when they try to cheat; it left a giant path, which sometimes confuses cheaters into thinking it's legal, but it's really not.
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** The shortcut is an actual part of the race; thus, it is actually legal.
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** The shortcut is an actual part of the race; thus, it is actually legal. Alice lost, but she did ''not'' cheat.
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** The shortcut is an actual part of the race; thus, it is actually legal.
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** Alice takes the shortcut but her conscience gets the better of her. Halfway through, she turns around and gets back on track.
** Turns out that was her imagining what might happen if she refused to cheat and promptly laughs at it. She ends up getting a flat tire on her bike after running over a few thorns on the shortcut, costing her the race.
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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice takes the shortcut but her conscience gets the better of her. Halfway through, she turns around and gets back on track.
** Alice intentionally crashes her bike after taking the shortcut.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice takes the shortcut but so does Bob. They both crash their bikes after getting back on track.
** Alice takes the shortcut but her conscience gets the better of her. Halfway through, she turns around and gets back on track.
** Alice intentionally crashes her bike after taking the shortcut.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice takes the shortcut but so does Bob. They both crash their bikes after getting back on track.
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* '''Deconstructed''':
**'''Deconstructed''': Alice takes really wants to impress her dad Charlie but has always been in the shortcut shadow of Bob's skills. She knows she'll have to resort to cheating to win and impress him, but her conscience when she tries to do so, she gets caught and disqualified. Her loss predictably makes her dad disappointed in her and the better of her. Halfway through, she turns around and gets back on track.
** Alice intentionally crasheswhole incident drives her bike after taking the shortcut.
to give up BMX racing.
* '''Reconstructed''': When she returns to Charlie, he's disappointed not because she lost but because she tried to cheat and he tells Alicetakes the shortcut but so does Bob. They both crash their bikes after getting back on track.that even if she lost he still would've been proud of her for going out there and trying her best no matter what.
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* '''Reconstructed''': When she returns to Charlie, he's disappointed not because she lost but because she tried to cheat and he tells Alice
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** Alice takes the shortcut but so does Bob. They both crash their bikes after getting back on track.
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** Alice sees the shortcut but ignores it, knowing it's against the rules.
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** Alice sees heads for the shortcut but ignores it, knowing it's against a tree falls on its entrance, blocking the rules.route. She decides to stay on course.
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** Alice, knowing that cheating is wrong, takes the shortcut anyway and still pays the price for it.
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** Alice, knowing that cheating is wrong, takes But the shortcut anyway judges tell Alice they saw her take the short cut and still pays deny her the price for it.
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* '''Defied''': Alice heads for the shortcut but a tree falls on its entrance, blocking the route.
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* '''Defied''': Alice heads for sees the shortcut but a tree falls on its entrance, blocking ignores it, knowing it's against the route.rules.
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** Alice has never won anything in her life.
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** Alice has never won anything in her life. life, so she really wanted to assure her victory no matter the cost... [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Too bad her plan backfired on her.]]
** The finish line was actually on the shortcut route. [[SecretTestOfCharacter By deviating from the given path and demonstrating aptitudes for lateral thought, Alice manages to be become the TRUE race's winner.]]
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* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': The finish line was actually on the shortcut route.
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* '''Justified''': Alice has never won anything in her life.
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** Alice has never won anything in herlife.life.
**The shortcut is sandier/muddier/bumpier than the course.
** Alice has never won anything in her
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* '''Parodied''': Alice takes the shortcut but the path turns out to be made of quicksand. By the time she makes it out, Bob has already won and he laughs at her for cheating.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice sees many short cuts on the track. She doesn't know which one will pull her ahead of Bob, passing them as she goes. She tries a few just to see where they will take her.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice sees many short cuts on the track. She doesn't know which one will pull her ahead of Bob, passing them as she goes. She tries a few just to see where they will take her.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice takes the shortcut shortcut, but the path turns out to be made of quicksand. By the time she makes it out, Bob has already won and he laughs at her for cheating.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice sees manyshort cuts shortcuts on the track. She doesn't know which one will pull her ahead of Bob, passing them as she goes. She tries a few just to see where they will take her.
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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The finish line was actually on the short cut route.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice [[JustBetweenYouAndMe openly admits to cheating]] and does some UnsportsmanlikeGloating to Bob. Her bike then inexplicably runs out of gas at the finish line.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice sustains severe injuries from crashing her bike after cheating.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice [[JustBetweenYouAndMe openly admits to cheating]] and does some UnsportsmanlikeGloating to Bob. Her bike then inexplicably runs out of gas at the finish line.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice sustains severe injuries from crashing her bike after cheating.
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* '''Plotted A a Good Waste''': The finish line was actually on the short cut shortcut route.
* '''PlayedFor Laughs''': for Laughs''':
** Alice [[JustBetweenYouAndMe openly admits to cheating]] and does some UnsportsmanlikeGloating to Bob. Her bike then inexplicably runs out of gas at the finish line.
** Alice gets hurt when she crashes her bike ... in [[AmusingInjuries the most comical fashion possible]].
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** Alice dies from the injuries she sustainssevere injuries from crashing when she crashes her bike after cheating.
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** Alice [[JustBetweenYouAndMe openly admits to cheating]] and does some UnsportsmanlikeGloating to Bob. Her bike then inexplicably runs out of gas at the finish line.
** Alice gets hurt when she crashes her bike ... in [[AmusingInjuries the most comical fashion possible]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character cheats in a competition and in doing so gets bitten by LaserGuidedKarma.
* '''Straight''': Alice is behind Bob in a BMX race so she veers off course to take a shortcut. When she gets back on the track, she's ahead of Bob but her bike malfunctions and she crashes.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob is so far ahead of Alice but the shortcut takes her near the finish line where she crashes just before it.
** DickDastardlyStopsToCheat.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob are in a footrace. After Alice takes a shortcut, she trips, falls and watches as Bob crosses the finish line.
* '''Justified''': Alice has never won anything in her life.
* '''Inverted''': Bob takes a shortcut even though he's ahead but when he's back on track, Alice has moved in front.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice takes the shortcut. She doesn't crash her bike and wins the race.
** Alice sees the shortcut but ignores it, knowing it's against the rules.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Alice, knowing that cheating is wrong, takes the shortcut anyway and still pays the price for it.
** Alice does not take the shortcut but her bike malfunctions anyway.
* '''Parodied''': Alice takes the shortcut but the path turns out to be made of quicksand. By the time she makes it out, Bob has already won and he laughs at her for cheating.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice sees many short cuts on the track. She doesn't know which one will pull her ahead of Bob, passing them as she goes. She tries a few just to see where they will take her.
* '''Averted''': Alice plays completely by the rules and nothing bad happens to her.
* '''Enforced''': The executives want [[{{Anvilicious}} everyone to know]] that [[AnAesop if you play fair, nothing bad will happen.]]
* '''Lampshaded''': "Maybe if I played by the rules, this wouldn't have happened."
* '''Invoked''': Alice heads for a shortcut but thinks of what might happen to her if she cheats.
* '''Exploited''': Alice takes the shortcut anyway but becomes more cautious of the roads, being careful not to crash her bike.
* '''Defied''': Alice heads for the shortcut but a tree falls on its entrance, blocking the route.
* '''Discussed''': Alice thinks about the shortcut, remembering that those who cheat on TV always lose or get reprimanded for it.
* '''Conversed''': "You know you're not going to get away with taking that shortcut. Try it and see what happens but I'm warning you."
* '''Implied''': Alice thinks of a way to beat Bob. She wonders if there must be a shortcut and if there is one questions if something will bad happen to her for not following the rules.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice takes the shortcut but her conscience gets the better of her. Halfway through, she turns around and gets back on track.
** Alice intentionally crashes her bike after taking the shortcut.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice takes the shortcut but so does Bob. They both crash their bikes after getting back on track.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The finish line was actually on the short cut route.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice [[JustBetweenYouAndMe openly admits to cheating]] and does some UnsportsmanlikeGloating to Bob. Her bike then inexplicably runs out of gas at the finish line.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice sustains severe injuries from crashing her bike after cheating.
** Alice takes the shortcut, then her bike flips into the audience pit.
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* '''Straight''': Alice is behind Bob in a BMX race so she veers off course to take a shortcut. When she gets back on the track, she's ahead of Bob but her bike malfunctions and she crashes.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob is so far ahead of Alice but the shortcut takes her near the finish line where she crashes just before it.
** DickDastardlyStopsToCheat.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob are in a footrace. After Alice takes a shortcut, she trips, falls and watches as Bob crosses the finish line.
* '''Justified''': Alice has never won anything in her life.
* '''Inverted''': Bob takes a shortcut even though he's ahead but when he's back on track, Alice has moved in front.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice takes the shortcut. She doesn't crash her bike and wins the race.
** Alice sees the shortcut but ignores it, knowing it's against the rules.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Alice, knowing that cheating is wrong, takes the shortcut anyway and still pays the price for it.
** Alice does not take the shortcut but her bike malfunctions anyway.
* '''Parodied''': Alice takes the shortcut but the path turns out to be made of quicksand. By the time she makes it out, Bob has already won and he laughs at her for cheating.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice sees many short cuts on the track. She doesn't know which one will pull her ahead of Bob, passing them as she goes. She tries a few just to see where they will take her.
* '''Averted''': Alice plays completely by the rules and nothing bad happens to her.
* '''Enforced''': The executives want [[{{Anvilicious}} everyone to know]] that [[AnAesop if you play fair, nothing bad will happen.]]
* '''Lampshaded''': "Maybe if I played by the rules, this wouldn't have happened."
* '''Invoked''': Alice heads for a shortcut but thinks of what might happen to her if she cheats.
* '''Exploited''': Alice takes the shortcut anyway but becomes more cautious of the roads, being careful not to crash her bike.
* '''Defied''': Alice heads for the shortcut but a tree falls on its entrance, blocking the route.
* '''Discussed''': Alice thinks about the shortcut, remembering that those who cheat on TV always lose or get reprimanded for it.
* '''Conversed''': "You know you're not going to get away with taking that shortcut. Try it and see what happens but I'm warning you."
* '''Implied''': Alice thinks of a way to beat Bob. She wonders if there must be a shortcut and if there is one questions if something will bad happen to her for not following the rules.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice takes the shortcut but her conscience gets the better of her. Halfway through, she turns around and gets back on track.
** Alice intentionally crashes her bike after taking the shortcut.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice takes the shortcut but so does Bob. They both crash their bikes after getting back on track.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The finish line was actually on the short cut route.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice [[JustBetweenYouAndMe openly admits to cheating]] and does some UnsportsmanlikeGloating to Bob. Her bike then inexplicably runs out of gas at the finish line.
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice sustains severe injuries from crashing her bike after cheating.
** Alice takes the shortcut, then her bike flips into the audience pit.
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