combos

Noun

combo (plural combos or comboes)

1. A small musical group.
   • The jazz combo played nightly at the little restaurant.
2. (slang) A combination.
   • I need to open the safe but I forgot the combo.
3. An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.
   • Obviously, this is something not seen very often, with super flashy, combo-driven fighters dominating store shelves everywhere.2002, Andy Slaven, Video Game Bible, 1985-2002
4. Two or more gameplay elements (e.g. characters, items) which are powerful when used together.
   • Tm have several OP combos, i think ecology expert with kelp algea^([sic]) is stronger than fish combo IMO.2019, RyuSora, “OP Combo”, in Board Game Geek
5. (especially collectible card games) A strategy aiming to win by playing a specific combination of cards (or similar), often in a single turn.
   • Personally I'd like to see an environment where all the major archetypes, control, beatdown, and combo are viable.1999, Steven Merritt, “[ISSUE] An alternative to Banning, increase minimum deck size”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy (Usenet)
6. (rhythm games) An unbroken streak of correctly played notes.

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