Strategic game with matchsticks Crossword Clue

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Strategic game with matchsticks Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STRATEGIC (adjective)
1. relating to or concerned with strategy
2. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war
GAME (noun)
1. your occupation or line of work
2. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
GAME (adjective)
1. willing to face danger
2. disabled in the feet or legs
GAME (verb)
1. place a bet on

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