Endgame

Quick meaning: Endgame is a noun meaning (chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (bridge) The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left.
2. (by extension) The final stage of any game.
3. (crosswording) The thematic element of an advanced cryptic crossword puzzle, typically solved after completing the grid.
4. (fandom slang, of a ship) Having become canon by the end of the plot of a work of fiction or speculated to be intended to become such.
5. (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.
6. (video games) The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges.

Example Sentences

What's his endgame, do you think?

Rooks become much more important in the endgame.

Bridge writing tends to concentrate on the end game.

You can't really use squeeze plays until the endgame.

Word Forms

• endgames
• end game
• end-game

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aim, prom, order, final, end, goal.

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