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deckbuilder

deckbuilder noun: one who constructs a deck of playing cards in certain games where players can make decisions about which cards to include.

Noun

deckbuilder (plural deckbuilders)

  1. One who constructs a deck of playing cards in certain games where players can make decisions about which cards to include.
    • Michael Mikaelian will be taking a break from this column to spend time with his lovely new wife Shanna. Starting next month, master Star Wars CCG deckbuilder Woj (fill-in-the-blanks) Jankowski will be taking over for him.1999 May, Duelist, volume 6, number 5/37, Renton, Wash.: Wizards of the Coast, Inc., →ISSN, page 80
    • Another major benefit of having teammates is access to their ideas. You may be an excellent player but a mediocre deckbuilder, while one of your friends is an excellent deckbuilder but a substandard player.2002 July/August, Mary Van Tyne, “Teamwork pays off in Magic”, in Scrye, number 52, page 44, column 1
  2. A card game, board game or video game where construction of a deck of cards is a main element of gameplay.
    • GENRE / Deckbuilder […] It’s not necessarily the engine most would jump to when thinking of a deckbuilder, but Monster Train is indeed built using Unity. […] There can never be a guarantee that something will be good, of course, but Shiny Shoe appears to be making all the right moves in ensuring...2020 April 9, “Monster Train: Bringing a twist to your standard deckbuilding card game”, in Ryan Lambie, editor, Wireframe, number 36, Cambridge, Cambs.: Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd, →ISSN, pages 10–11
    • Dedicated collectible card games and deckbuilders have enjoyed huge success recently, as we’ve seen with CCGs Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering, along with the excellent deckbuilder Slay The Spire.2021 April, Edge, number 356, Bath, Somerset: Future Publishing Limited, →ISSN, page 57
  3. One who constructs a deck (raised flat surface that can be walked on).
    • This is the recommended finish and no other finish or treatment is necessary although some deckbuilders will want to stain their new deck to match the house or other garden structures.1975 May 4, “Barbecue deck gets summer off the ground”, in Independent Press-Telegram, volume 23, number 41, Long Beach, Calif., page H-7
    • Traditionally, deckbuilders have always installed boards with the bark side facing up, presuming that if the boards cup from exposure to moisture the cupping will be directed against the joist, preventing the surface of the deck from becoming uneven.1998, Jim Barrett et al., Landscape Structures & Decks, Minnetonka, Minn.: Handyman Club of America, →ISBN, page 134

Examples of deckbuilder in a sentence

  • Matt’s identity as a renegade deckbuilder has also inspired me to adopt a similar approach over the years.2016 May 5, James Hsu, Magic: The Addiction: My 20-Year Gaming Journey, Charleston, S.C.: [CreateSpace], →ISBN, page 102:
  • So you would save yourself $16,800 (the $18,000 that you earned – the $1,200 you paid the deckbuilder).2005, Stephen L. Slavin, “The Export-Import Sector”, in Economics, 7th edition, New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, →ISBN, page 168:
  • Some deckbuilders cut strips of ½-inch-thick exterior plywood to the same dimension as the beam members and sandwich the plywood between the boards.2016, Black+Decker, The Complete Outdoor Builder: From Arbors to Walkways, 150 DIY Projects, Minneapolis, Minn.: Cool Springs Press, Quarto...

Forms of deckbuilder

pluraldeckbuilders

Origin of deckbuilder

From deck + builder.

Questions about deckbuilder

What does deckbuilder mean?
Deckbuilder means one who constructs a deck of playing cards in certain games where players can make decisions about which cards to include.
How do you use deckbuilder in a sentence?
Matt’s identity as a renegade deckbuilder has also inspired me to adopt a similar approach over the years.
What part of speech is deckbuilder?
Deckbuilder is a noun.
What is the plural of deckbuilder?
The plural of deckbuilder is deckbuilders.

Words near deckbuilder in the dictionary

  1. deck-chair
  2. deck-chairs
  3. deck-wise
  4. Deckard
  5. Deckards
  6. deckbuilder
  7. deckbuilders
  8. deckbuilding
  9. deckchair
  10. deckchairs
  11. decked

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