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microgame en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game English microgame From micro- + game.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:board games) A board game packaged in a small set with instructions in booklet format and counters to be cut from sheets of paper or cardboard.
2. A very small minigame, typically lasting for only a few seconds.
   • Inspired by the Team Fortress 2 mod that the name takes after, Bonkorn created 48 microgames with 12 ‘boss stages’ – not to mention the seven different ‘Special Modes’ that adds an extra rule for every other match. […] Every microgame lasts five seconds until it shifts to the next randomly selected ruleset. 2020 June 6, Alan Bernal, “Overwatch gets crazy minigames with epic WarioWare-inspired mod”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 16 May 2021:

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