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role-playing game

NOUN
parlor game
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Its best-known titles include the first-person shooter game CrossFire and the action role-playing game Lost Ark.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Hidden behind the upstairs bar is what’s called the Tempered Flask Tavern, and it’s an elaborate tabletop role-playing game room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

A martial arts role-playing game “Black Myth: Wukong,” inspired by the classical Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” notched record-breaking sales after its release in 2024 and lapped up rave reviews from Western gamers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

The hit TV show is an adaptation of the popular role-playing game of the same name, set 200 years after a nuclear war leaves the Earth a wasteland.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

As Morrow spoke, he walked over to one of Aech’s bookshelves and began to browse through some vintage role-playing game supplements.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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