deckbuilders

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
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
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