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In all my reading I've never found a satisfactory distinction between strategy and tactics. Every attempt I've seen either doesn't provide a clear answer or fal
by lordnacho 7y ago
In all my reading I've never found a satisfactory distinction between strategy and tactics. Every attempt I've seen either doesn't provide a clear answer or falls on some simple contradiction.
My current thinking is that people tend to think of strategy as higher level than tactics, but that there's never a clear line that tells you which you are looking at. It's more the importance you want to give some decision that determines what you call it.
- ScalaFan 7y agoHere is an example within the world of chess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess#Strategy_and_tactics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess#Strategy_and_tactics They are very well understood and delineated within that context.
- lordnacho 7y ago> These two aspects of the gameplay cannot be completely separated, because strategic goals are mostly achieved through tactics, while the tactical opportunities are based on the previous strategy of play.
- ScalaFan 7y agoAnd yet when you ask a chess player whether the situation has a tactic or a strategy in it (in some cases both), they can tell you which choice is a tactic and which is a strategy. Tactics are so well recognized that you can practice them: https://www.chess.com/puzzles/rated https://www.chess.com/puzzles/rated