Unwinnable

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unable to be won. not-comparable

    "The “Zarfian Cruelty Scale” rates games as Merciful, Polite, Tough, Nasty, or Cruel. The scale describes how works of IF become unwinnable, especially how and when the interactor (here a player, and one trying to win) learns this."

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softlocksoftlockedwalking dead

Example

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"Is the war in Ukraine unwinnable?"

Etymology

From un- + winnable.

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