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microgame

microgame noun: a board game packaged in a small set with instructions in booklet format and counters to be cut from sheets of paper or cardboard.

Noun

microgame (plural microgames)

  1. (board games) A board game packaged in a small set with instructions in booklet format and counters to be cut from sheets of paper or cardboard.
  2. A very small minigame, typically lasting for only a few seconds.
    • Inspired by the Team Fortress 2 mod that the name takes after, Bonkorn created 48 microgames with 12 ‘boss stages’ – not to mention the seven different ‘Special Modes’ that adds an extra rule for every other match. […] Every microgame lasts five seconds until it shifts to the next randomly selected...2020 June 6, Alan Bernal, “Overwatch gets crazy minigames with epic WarioWare-inspired mod”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 16 May 2021

Forms of microgame

pluralmicrogames

Origin of microgame

From micro- + game.

Questions about microgame

What does microgame mean?
Microgame means a board game packaged in a small set with instructions in booklet format and counters to be cut from sheets of paper or cardboard.
What part of speech is microgame?
Microgame is a noun.
What is the plural of microgame?
The plural of microgame is microgames.

Words near microgame in the dictionary

  1. microg
  2. microgabbro
  3. microgabbroic
  4. microgabbros
  5. microgalvanic
  6. microgame
  7. microgames
  8. microgamete
  9. microgametes
  10. microgametocyte
  11. microgametocytes

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