Subgame

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    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."

Synonyms

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minigame

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From sub- + game.

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