English Explanatory Dictionary

*band

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subgenre of roguelikes, characterized by non-rushed gameplay, levels not being saved upon being left, large numbers of items and a steep power curve.
  2. A game of this genre.

Word forms

*band *bands band

Etymology

From * (“wildcard”) + band, after the roguelike Angband, after the fictional fortress of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion.

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