ENDGAME

endgame, end game

(noun) the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board

endgame, end game

(noun) the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; “the diplomatic endgame”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

endgame (plural endgames)

(chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. [1884]

(bridge) The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left.

(figuratively) The final stage of an extended process or course of events, especially with the implication of the imminent realization of a masterful strategy or plan.

(video games) The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges.

Coordinate terms

• (chess): checkmate, middlegame, opening

Anagrams

• manèged

Source: Wiktionary



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