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v. t. e. Look up gameplay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, [ 1][ 2] and in particular with video games. [ 3][ 4] Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, [ 2][ 5] connection between player and the game, [ 6] challenges [ 7] and overcoming them, [ 8] and player ...
To play the game unfairly; giving an unfair advantage via illegitimate means. checkpoint An area in a level from which the player will start the level from next time they die, rather than having to start the level over. Checkpoints typically remain in place until the player completes the level or gets a Game Over. cheese (or cheesing)
A card game session comprising a number of rounds after which scores are finalised and a winner declared. To play a card of the same value of the card or cards on the table, for example in fishing games. matsch. A slam in certain Austrian or Bavarian games.
Actual play (or live play): A genre of podcast or web show in which people play tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) for an audience. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Actual play often encompasses in-character interactions between players, storytelling from the gamemaster , and out-of-character engagements such as dice rolls and discussion of game mechanics.
A tabletop game is a game where the elements of play are confined to a small area and require little physical exertion, usually simply placing, picking up and moving game pieces. Most of these games are played at a table around which the players are seated and on which the game's elements are located.
Balderdash is a board game variant of a classic parlour game known as Fictionary or the Dictionary Game. It was created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game was first released in 1984 under Canada Games. It was later picked up by a U.S company, The Games Gang, and eventually became the property of Hasbro and ...
A video game [a], also known as a computer game or just a game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld ...
Fictionary, also known as the Dictionary Game [1] or simply Dictionary, [2] is a word game in which players guess the definition of an obscure word. Each round consists of one player selecting and announcing a word from the dictionary, and other players composing a fake definition for it. The definitions, as well as the correct definition, are ...