A marketing strategy to garner more publicity from cancellation of a product or feature, than through traditional methods such as an award or introducing something new.
There's no marketing budget this year, so we used a Cancellation Gambit to get some free PR by news outlets.
by omnix November 3, 2022
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Man, why is Jake trying to get numbers from 2 girls at once?
Yeah dude ho is totally doying the Denkoci’s gambit, what a wanker
Yeah dude ho is totally doying the Denkoci’s gambit, what a wanker
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Get the Foole's gambit mug.A strategy in chess where the king is used to take most pieces and escort pawns to the opposing side
Here we see John seemingly playing the Foole's Gambit. thats a dangerous move but it may just pay off
by Foole arcanum April 28, 2022
Get the Foole's gambit mug.Penny Hardaway claimed his Memphis Tigers had COVID so they wouldn't have to face Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers. He used the old Penny's Gambit. It's a bold move, but at least avoids the loss and he can still claim that his team was superior even though they contracted COVID and Tennessee didn't.
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Get the Gambit Player mug.The act of your own videogame failing due to executive greed, sabotaging it further by removing content or patching bugs that actually improve the player experience until everyone stops playing and then blaming it on a lack of interest.
Person A: "Did you hear what happened to Battlefield 2042? It's an absolute mess."
Person B: "Just another case of the Anthem Gambit."
Person B: "Just another case of the Anthem Gambit."
by Tevis January 11, 2022
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