n.1 a war-game in which blocks representing armies etc. 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.
Etymology: G f. Krieg war + Spiel game
n.1 a war-game in which blocks representing armies etc. 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.
Etymology: G f. Krieg war + Spiel game
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012