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kriegspiel

kriegspiel noun: a board game used to train military tactics and strategy.

Noun

kriegspiel (plural kriegspiels)

  1. (capitalized, often) A board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
  2. (capitalized, often) A variant of chess in which the player cannot see their opponent's pieces.

Forms of kriegspiel

pluralkriegspiels

Origin of kriegspiel

From German Kriegspiel, literally war game.

Questions about kriegspiel

What does kriegspiel mean?
Kriegspiel means a board game used to train military tactics and strategy.
What part of speech is kriegspiel?
Kriegspiel is a noun.
What is the plural of kriegspiel?
The plural of kriegspiel is kriegspiels.

Words near kriegspiel in the dictionary

  1. Kriegel
  2. Kriegels
  3. Kriegie
  4. Kriegies
  5. Kriegsmarine
  6. kriegspiel
  7. kriegspiels
  8. kriegsspiel
  9. kriegsspiels
  10. kriek
  11. krieker

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