metagame

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A game about games. countable
    — Nomic is a metagame in which players can modify the rules as part of gameplay.
  2. The exploitation of the rules etc. of some other game, at a higher level than simply playing the game normally; a game outside or peripheral to the actual gameplay. countable,uncountable
    — But usually when people refer to the metagame, they mean things such as unlockables or customizable features. The problem with metagames is that they almost always damage the games they surround. […] Metagames also often create motivations that conflict with the inherent motivations of the core game.
  3. The conventions of a gaming community; the characters, weapons, techniques, etc, which are currently considered most viable in multiplayer gameplay, and the best practices for using them. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. Of a roleplayer, to make use of knowledge while roleplaying that they learned out of character, which their character does not know; often considered a form of cheating.

词形变化

metagames plural metagames present,singular,third-person metagaming participle,present metagamed participle,past metagamed past

词源

词源 1
From meta- + game.
词源 2
From meta- + game.
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