(noun)

1. When a player’s enjoyment of a survival or exploration game is ruined because someone else discovered or built something first. It’s not about competition—it’s about the emotional need to feel like the first to explore it themselves.
“Bro, I wanted to find that cave myself—total Christopher Columbus Effect.”
by TheBigAhh June 8, 2025
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