Board game variant used as a last-resort tiebreaker Crossword Clue

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TIEBREAKER (noun)
1. overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
VARIANT (noun)
1. an event that departs from expectations
2. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
VARIANT (adjective)
1. differing from a norm or standard
2. exhibiting variation and change

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