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social deduction

social deduction noun: a gameplay mechanic in which players have hidden roles or allegiances and must deduce the identites or objectives of the others.

Noun

social deduction (uncountable)

  1. A gameplay mechanic in which players have hidden roles or allegiances and must deduce the identites or objectives of the others.

Questions about social deduction

What does social deduction mean?
Social deduction means a gameplay mechanic in which players have hidden roles or allegiances and must deduce the identites or objectives of the others.
What part of speech is social deduction?
Social deduction is a noun.

Words near social deduction in the dictionary

  1. social creditism
  2. social cue
  3. social cues
  4. social Darwinism
  5. social death
  6. social deduction
  7. social democracies
  8. social democracy
  9. social democrat
  10. social democratic
  11. Social Democratic Party

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