subgame
subgame noun: a subset of a game that can be considered a game in its own right.
Noun
subgame (plural subgames)
- A subset of a game that can be considered a game in its own right.
- A subgame is a piece of a game—the piece that remains to be played beginning at any point at which the complete history of the game thus far is common knowledge among the players.1992, Robert Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice-Hall, page 94
- A minor or incidental game within a larger video game; a minigame.
- There was a subgame that was very well-recieved ^([sic]) in the previous Paper Mario RPG [Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door], where you would play through this side-scrolling stage as a gigantic Bowser.2007, Nintendo Power, volumes 214-216, page 78
Forms of subgame
| plural | subgames |
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Origin of subgame
From sub- + game.
Questions about subgame
- What does subgame mean?
- Subgame means a subset of a game that can be considered a game in its own right.
- What part of speech is subgame?
- Subgame is a noun.
- What is the plural of subgame?
- The plural of subgame is subgames.
Words near subgame in the dictionary
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