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Their wordsIf a game has slippery slope, it means that falling behind causes you to fall even further behind.
Their wordsIf a game has a powerful slippery slope effect, that means that when one player gets a small early lead, they are more likely to get an even bigger lead, which in turn makes them more likely still to get yet an even bigger lead, and so on. In a game like this, the real victor of the game is decided early on and the rest of the game is futile to play out (or to watch).
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Perpetual comeback is a quality in which being behind in a game actually provides an advantage.
Their wordsPerpetual comeback, then, is a quality in which being behind actually gives you an advantage.
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