Meaning of metagaming | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The playing of metagames.
   uncountable
2. The act of a roleplayer making use of knowledge that they have learned out of character (and which their character does not know) while they are in character; often considered a form of cheating.
   uncountable

Examples

“Other terms are specific to the role-playing experience⟳, such as […] 'Metagaming', in which players act on information that they, as players, know⟳, but which their characters could not know⟳ (or have⟳ not yet learned).”

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