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Metagame

A metagame broadly defined as "a game beyond the game", typically refers to either of two concepts: a game which revolves around a core game; or the strategies and approaches to playing a game. A metagame can serve a broad range of purposes, and may be tied to the way a game relates to various aspects of life.: 2,14

Competitive gaming, In tabletop games & Etymology

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Etymology

Casual gaming

Competitive gaming

In tabletop games

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Metagame

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples72
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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Metagame

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related to Etymology · 20
Metagame → America, Bulletin, Cold War, Greek-derived, Howard, In, It, Mental Health Research Institute, Metagame Analysis, Metagames, Nigel Howard's, Operations Research Society, Paradoxes, Political Behavior, Political Problems, Prisoner's Dilemma, Rationality, Russell Lincoln Ackoff, The, Theory
related to Casual gaming · 12
Metagame → Game Developers Conference, Garfield, Garfield's, In, Magic, Patrick Lemieux, Richard Garfield, Stephanie Boluk, The, The Duelist, The Gathering, They
related to Competitive gaming · 10
Metagame → As, Dota, In, Magic, Some, The, The Gathering, This, Those, Warhammer
related to In esports · 10
Metagame → Another, Dota, Exploiting, For, In, In StarCraft, Match, The, The International, This
related to In chess · 4
Metagame → As, However, Researchers, The
see also · 4
Metagame → Bluff, CalvinballEmergent, CrescentNomicPervasive, GeneratorPrisoner's
related to Game development · 3
Metagame → Some, The, This
related to In trading card games · 3
Metagame → Another, In, The

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games game metagaming players meta character often player may competitive play strategies also tabletop refers playing popular match role-playing used

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Warhammer 40instance oftabletop war-gaming0.80text
000instance oftabletop war-gaming0.80text
or team-based multiplayer online games such as Dota 2.The metagame in these environments is often affected by new elements added by the game's developersinstance oftabletop war-gaming0.80text
publishersinstance oftabletop war-gaming0.80text
such as new card expansions in card gamesinstance oftabletop war-gaming0.80text
or adjustments to character abilities in online gamesinstance oftabletop war-gaming0.80text
Metagamerelated to Casual gamingIn0.60section
Metagamerelated to Casual gamingThe0.60section
Metagamerelated to Casual gamingRichard Garfield0.60section
Metagamerelated to Casual gamingMagic0.60section
Metagamerelated to Casual gamingThe Gathering0.60section
Metagamerelated to Casual gamingThe Duelist0.60section

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