The phrase "the long game" derives originally from a form of whist: https://britishisms.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-long-game/ …
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Replying to @pozorvlak
@pozorvlak problem with that, at least wrt current usage: AIUI you don't change strategy in the short game of whist.1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DrMathochist
@pozorvlak the point of "playing the long game" is making decisions that might look bad in the short game but pay off down the road.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @DrMathochist
@DrMathochist I was quite surprised the term didn't derive from cricket - AIUI tactics are quite different in 1-day and Test matches.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @pozorvlak
@pozorvlak in that players don't want to tire themselves out if they have to do it again tomorrow?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DrMathochist
@DrMathochist not exactly sure, I don't follow cricket myself.@edwinbrady,@martwine, how do tactics in Test and one-day cricket differ+1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @pozorvlak
@pozorvlak enormously… not really sure where to begin!@drmathochist@martwine1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @edwinbrady
@edwinbrady@pozorvlak@martwine any general contours on-point for original topic: playing "long game" vs "short game" idiom.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DrMathochist
@drmathochist Neither phrase is one I've heard with specific reference to cricket.@pozorvlak@martwine2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @edwinbrady
@edwinbrady@martwine that itself speaks against@pozorvlak's original hypothesis, though we're still curious how they differ.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@drmathochist I'm trying to think of a way to describe via twitter. Will get back to you :). @martwine @pozorvlak
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