Canned material
 Chess pieces (Commons). Canned material is a script. A common default is not.
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| Field | Pickup |
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| Also known as | canned openers, stack, routines |
| Origin | Mystery Method / ASF |
| Related | Canned opener; Routine game; Natural game; The Cube |
Canned material is pre-written openers, stories, and routines — the Mystery stack, the Cube, jealous-girlfriend. later pickup literature does not make it the lead. The Newbie assignment is observation and talking, not a stack.[1]
In practice
In practice: a line you actually like is fine. A stack you cannot leave is over-gaming. Natural game was the 2000s revolt against canned. Direct game is a common later open once you can say hello.
See Canned opener and Routine game.
See also
References
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 September 2026.