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kriegspiel definition

krieg·spiel (krēg′spēl′, -s̸hpēl′)

noun

a game for teaching military tactics by the use of small figures representing troops, tanks, etc. moved about as on a large map

Etymology: Ger kriegsspiel < kriegs (gen. of krieg, war) + spiel, game

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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