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Card #c1148IR // #c1148Synthesis

"both of you must take your meals sometime; both of you must sleep; your men must scatter in the morning to satisfy the needs of nature" "wherever you are weaker, there you must be most on your guard, and wherever your foe is most assailable, there you must press the attack."

— In our words · Source: Cyropaedia (Xenophon)

[Use when]

You're planning a competitive move and looking only at the other side's strengths.

[Why it matters]

Cambyses points to the routines neither side can skip: meals, sleep, the morning scatter. Guard your side where you are weakest at those moments and press theirs.

Filed under situations:When a rival’s move changes your game

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