Metastrategy

A metastrategy is a strategy aimed not at increasing the odds of survival of one particular character but on being able to put one of a set of characters in a position of strength for the balance of the game. For example, the odds of surviving the protection racket are normally quite low, but those that do survive are in an excellent position to continue on; similarly digging for victory kills off a large number of characters but puts those that survive at a tremendous early game advantage.

As many strong players suggest every game is ascendable, metastrategies are looked down upon as sacrificing viable characters for a one-time benefit to a specific character.