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kriegspiel

kriegspiel [ krg speel ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. game of military strategy: a military game played on a map or mock battlefield with figures representing troops, ships, and other equipment, originally developed to teach tactics to officers

2. chess game: a way of playing chess in which players can only see their own board and must remember the other player's moves as reported to them by a referee

[Late 19th century. < German< Krieg 'war' + Spiel 'game']
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