Spielfreak
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A fan of German games. informal
"You could say they are light multiplayer social games, but then I have had as much fun playing Monopoly and parcheesi socially as the German games. Are light social games what should be rated the best board games among spielfreaks? They have nice components, but I could buy really fancy chess or backgammon sets."
Example
More examples"You could say they are light multiplayer social games, but then I have had as much fun playing Monopoly and parcheesi socially as the German games. Are light social games what should be rated the best board games among spielfreaks? They have nice components, but I could buy really fancy chess or backgammon sets."
Etymology
From German Spielfreak, from Spiel (“game”) + Freak (“freak, enthusiast”).
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