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♟️ Outside-game tactics ♟️ To use outside tactics
to metagame

to metagame

9.1
To use knowledge outside the game's rules to gain an advantage while playing
  • verb
  • /ˈmɛtəˌɡeɪm/
  • Jargon
translation icon : metajugar
  • Many players fail to metagame properly, missing out on advantages that come with understanding the broader context of the game.

Examples

  • To win the tournament, she had to metagame by analyzing her opponents' strategies before each match.

  • He learned to metagame effectively, using past game mechanics to anticipate future moves.

  • Why did the game not put all this content somewhere where I'd see it if I immersed myself into the game, somewhere where I'd see it if I didn't metagame and consciously decide, "This seems like the wrong way, so I'll explore that first, because I might not get a chance later"?

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Synonyms

to play the angle
vsto metagame
1 7.7

Use clever or dishonest moves to get an advantage

uses outside strategies and expectations within a game to gain advantage

How Strategic

to metagame
  • Jargon
9.1
to strategize
28 5.7
to plan
∞ 1.0
to play
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

metagame infinitive
metagamed past
metagamed past participle
metagaming present participle
metagames third person singular

Etymology

Metagame as a verb comes from the same parts, meta- 'beyond' or 'about' and game, and it means to use knowledge or trends from outside the current match to gain an advantage. So, to metagame is to think or 'play about the game' instead of only following the immediate rules.