KRIEGSPIEL


Meaning of KRIEGSPIEL in English

[ 'kri:gspi:l ]

■ noun

1》 a war game in which blocks representing armies are moved about on maps.

2》 a form of chess with an umpire, in which each player has only limited information about the opponent's moves.

Origin

C19: from Ger., from Krieg 'war' + Spiel 'game'.

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