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Alternative form of A game [(informal) One's highest level of performance; one's best form.]
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Alternative form of ageplay [A form of roleplay in which the player deliberately acts an age different from their own (and usually younger).]
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A form of roleplay in which the player deliberately acts an age different from their own (and usually younger).
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One who takes part in ageplay.
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(video games) An ending that occurs when the player finishes the video game but is not completely successful for some reason, as opposed to a good ending.
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(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
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(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
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(intransitive) To roleplay as a character of the opposite sex, especially in an MUD.
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Alternative spelling of endgame [(chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.]
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Any form of exercise that includes aspects of entertainment, especially exergaming.
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(video games, slang) The final boss character in a game.
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(literally or figuratively) An innovative idea, product or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game.
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Alternative form of game changer [A visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation.]
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Alternative spelling of game over [(video games, rare, intransitive) To receive a 'game over' message.]
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(rare) Who or which breaks a game, rendering it unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses.
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Skill in the strategy and tactics of playing a game or games, as opposed to the physical skills of strength, dexterity, accuracy, etc.
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To run a roleplaying game; to act as a gamemaster
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Alternative form of game plan [(idiomatic) Any strategy devised to reach a given objective.]
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One who engages in gamesmanship.
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(gaming) Involving in-game actions or behaviour that break immersion or contradict common sense in favour of exploiting game mechanics.
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Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.
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(transitive, Internet, online gaming, slang) To kill much weaker players in an online video game in such a way that they cannot defend themselves. Common methods include attacking in much greater numbers or taking a well-equipped high-level character to assault players in a starting area.
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(video games, roguelikes, transitive, informal) To (commit) genocide.
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(intransitive, video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
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(chiefly Pokémon) Game-deciding luck-based events in battles.
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(video games) The amount of damage an in-game object can withstand before it is destroyed.
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(countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
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(by extension, game theory) A player who is unable to win but powerful enough to decide which of the other viable players will eventually win.
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Alternative letter-case form of LARP [(slang, by extension) To pretend to be something, or act as something.]
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(online gaming, informal) A low-level character in an MMORPG.
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The misuse of games to model real-life situations.
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A person who loves games and puzzles.
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(transitive, gaming) To mainly play a specific character or side, or with specific equipment, during a game.
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A game about games; a game based on exploiting the rules etc. of some other game, at a higher level than simply playing the game normally.
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(slang, video games) The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.
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A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules.
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(Internet slang) The process of elo boosting in the Video Game Overwatch
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Alternative form of pay to play [Any kind of charge to engage in an activity.]
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(video games) Alternative form of pay to win [(video games) The ability and/or practice of exchanging real-world currency for an in-game benefit.]
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(transitive, ergative) To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
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(transitive) To play (a scene, role etc.); to act out.
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An actor who performs on stage, especially one who is part of an acting troupe.
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Alternative form of playthrough [(video games) The act, or a recording, of playing a game from start to finish.]
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Alternative form of play-act. [(intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play.]
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Any person who builds their life schedule around recreational activities, or any other sense of the verb play.
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A hybrid form of play and labour, specifically in the games industry.
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Alternative spelling of playbor [A hybrid form of play and labour, specifically in the games industry.]
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(slang) A play that portrays actors staging a play or features an internal play; a play-within-a-play.
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One whose occupation is to encourage children to play together and to suggest games.
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A paying visitor to a Renaissance fair who adopts historical costume and mannerisms but is not an official cast member.
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Alternative spelling of power play. [(uncountable) Tactics used to magnify power or influence.]
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Alternative form of power move [A type of dance move in b-boying, involving speed, momentum, and acrobatic elements.]
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Alternative spelling of power play. [(uncountable) Tactics used to magnify power or influence.]
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(video games) Alternative spelling of power-up [(video games) A special item that provides the player with some ability or benefit.]
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An activity or situation with certain aspects of a game.
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Alternative form of roleplay. [(intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.]
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(intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.
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Alternative spelling of roleplay [(intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.]
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Alternative spelling of spiel [A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.]
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Alternative spelling of spiel [A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.]
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A social engineering technique in which a person poses as the owner of a mobile phone number and convinces the provider to transfer it to a new SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) owned by the fraudster.
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The imitation of characteristics of a certain genre in a roleplaying game.
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(gaming) The capacity of a character of defending against damage through special defenses.
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(slang) A sports enthusiast; one who loves to watch or play sport.
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(Internet slang) To pretend that one is living a traditional or historical lifestyle; to LARP as trad.
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(economics) An experiment, concerning the sharing of wealth, that is designed to show the absence of rationality in economic thinking
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(video games) In role-playing and similar games, having a lower experience level than appropriate for a given battle or task.
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(military) A simulation, by whatever means, of a military operation involving two or more opposing forces using rules, data, and procedures designed to depict an actual or assumed real-life situation.
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Obsolete form of war. [(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.]
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(law, obsolete) Scribal abbreviation of prochein.
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