Tactical Thinking Mugs

"I hope I get rock and you get scissors, or I get scissors and you get paper, or I get paper and you get rock."

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

"I think someone's trying to play games with us."

Alternative fielding positions

'I want ideas so bold, so wildly innovative, so undeniably brilliant that they retain a shred of originality after everyone picks them to pieces.'

'Why don't you leave the planning of our wedding to me?'

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

"Hack back with all you've got!"

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

'I gotta bad feeling about this.'

Football.

The Use of Cavalry

Commando crashes into wall, instead of through window.

"I advise a slow, steady stream of lawsuits to weaken your enemies resistance. We call it time release litigation."

The Big Idea vs The Small Change

"Let's do exactly what these pundits in the halftime report said we should do. If we lose, we'll blame them!"

ISIS needle in a haystack.

"Once inside, the pawns will jump out and take them by surprise."

'Bugger! My brain's just pulled a hammy.'

'Blue Fox to Swat Team: execute on my count of three and when officer O'Rourke has fastened his bootlace.'

'Think OUTSIDE the box, not ABOUT the box.'

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

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

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

Trojan horse.

"If you can't beat them, sir, perhaps you should consider colluding with them."

"Hey - let's not us re-invent wheel."

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

Think Tank

Chess player painting all the pieces his colour.

"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."

The disgruntled employees were brought down with tranquilizer darts, ending the worst pillow fight in recent memory.

'...There's this big dude on the other side. Nobody look! But, every time we try anything he comes after me. Now, what's that all about?'