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  2. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    Game music which changes and reacts to the actions of the player and state of the game in an attempt to better reflect the game atmosphere. [10] adaptive AI A form of artificial intelligence which takes data based on how the player performs and uses it to learn to better counter the player. [citation needed] add-on See downloadable content. adds

  3. Word game - Wikipedia

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    Researchers have found that adults who regularly solved crossword puzzles, which require familiarity with a larger vocabulary, had better brain function later in life. [ 1 ] Popular word-based game shows have been a part of television and radio throughout broadcast history, including Spelling Bee , the first televised game show, and Wheel of ...

  4. Quiddler - Wikipedia

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    Quiddler is a card game and word game created by Set Enterprises. Players compete by spelling English words from cards in hands of increasing size, each card worth various points. The game combines aspects of Scrabble and gin rummy. The word "Quiddler" is a trademark.

  5. Scrabble - Wikipedia

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    Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left to right in rows or downward in columns and are included in a standard dictionary or lexicon.

  6. Vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    A vocabulary (also known as a lexicon) is a set of words, typically the set in a language or the set known to an individual. The word vocabulary originated from the Latin vocabulum, meaning "a word, name". It forms an essential component of language and communication, helping convey thoughts, ideas, emotions, and information.

  7. Glossary of board games - Wikipedia

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    A game played face to face with the opponent, as opposed to playing remotely (online or other means, for e.g. correspondence chess). two-player games to eliminate any advantage of moving first. After the first player's opening move, the second player may optionally swap sides.}} Simple wooden pawn-style playing pieces, often called Halma pawns ...

  8. Fictionary - Wikipedia

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    The game is played with a dictionary. Fictionary, also known as the Dictionary Game [1] or simply Dictionary, [2] is a word game in which players guess the definition of an obscure word. Each round consists of one player selecting and announcing a word from the dictionary, and other players composing a fake definition for it. The definitions ...

  9. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...