Seasoning Tactician Gifts

Chess Chef

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"I believe we've found the weakest link."

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

'How many times have I told you not to hit the ball with your head?'

“Our numbers grow greater and greater. Soon the era of the spices will be at hand”

Board Game Hunter

'He's been hiding out here for 20 years. Apparently, his buddies forgot to tell him the paintball tournament was over.'

Vinnie's Billiards: 'Heck of a break, Ron!'

"Works every time."

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

Copywriter's blank paper compared to the gridded screen of a content provider.

War never felt the same after the Great Puppy Ambush.

Carlo Ancelotti

'The score is tied and we've only got a 20-second timeout, so we've gotta be quick. ... I'm 'X'. Who wants to be 'O'?'

"That was a rumor day."

"So this is it...the first day of the new school year. I guess studying, tests and report cards are still the hot things around here."

The Use of Cavalry

". . . and that dumb Mrs. Parker could have figured I had the Ace, King and Jack, but no, she goes ahead bidding in hearts. . ."

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

Kosovo.

"I carefully examine the data for March madness brackets and every year I lose to Anita, who picks by uniform colors."

Jenkins here has been with the firm the longest,

"I try to get a head start on them."

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

Manager. Managing a political campaign and a baseball team are alike in many ways. A campaign is launched with a "first pitch," when a candidate gives a speech selling himself or herself. I change pitchers based on the game situation. In politics and baseball, sometimes it's best to come from the right side and sometimes it's best to come from the left side. We study our competitors' weaknesses and exploit those. In politics we call that "opposition research." And I don't worry about the

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

Snooker.

'Remember, shares can also go down...'

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."

"You didn't let me win; I let you lose."

"Now we have all your arrows!"

"Buy on the dip, ignore the blip, and sell before the bubble bursts."

Golf