powergamer 

A player of a game that seeks to use the system to dominate and frustrate other players.

This is typically not a problem when dealing with games that encourage competitive playing, but swiftly becomes a problem when the objective of the game is not to defeat your opponenet, either real or perceived, but to co-operate and socialize with other players.

As such, power-gamers are the bane of certain role-playing games, social games and online games like wordMUD/words and their ilk, and games where not everyone wants to make you their bitch.

However, certain games suit powergamers well -- games like Monopoly and the (now discontinued) Paranoia RPG setting by West End Games.

Well, yeah, Fabian is a power-gamer... he's a wonderful person to be with, and very accommodating, but never, ever, play against him -- you'll just end up hating him.

powergamer by T-Boy August 29, 2003

powergamer 

(online specific) Referring to a player of MMOs who goes to great lengths to maximize the amount of experience points (xp) they get in the smallest amount of time. They are obsessed with xp efficiency over all other things, including their own bladder status. Typical behaviors are inordinate amounts of time spent playing the game, getting the best equipment at all times for their character, and "farming" areas for the best loot and xp.

(typical powergamer quote) "Get out of my group. You'll ruin my XP."

powergamer by Midwest_Expatriate February 2, 2005

powergamer 

Two definitions:

A) A person who frustratingly attempts to win by all means at tabletop role-playing games.

B) A person who seeks to accomplish everything possible within a videogame - meet all secret goals, get every item, unlock every secret, etc.

A) "Last I heard, he had given himself a man-sized sword. What a powergamer."

B) "You bought and upgraded every 200 cars in that game? Man, you're a powergamer."

powergamer by Shurikane January 28, 2005

powergamer 

powergamer
n.
1. One who spends a lot of time playing games.
2. One who takes the playing of games very seriously.
3. One who does well at playing a certain game.
4. (Derogatory) One who plays the game for their own advantage; often used by players of role playing games to refer to players who they believe care more about character advancement than about role playing.

v.
1. Being in a long session of playing games.

syn.
powerplayer

Bob is a powergamer who plays 8 hours a day.

Bob is a powergamer who spends a lot of time planning about playing his game.

Bob is a Poker powergamer; he is really good at Poker.

Look at that 100th level Bob and his gear, man, is he a powergamer or what?

Bob is powergaming right now for 12 hours straight.

powergamer by Snowblood January 26, 2004

power gamer

A gamer who learnes the rules of a game inside and out to perfection in order to become the best at that game. In games such as D&D a power gamer might sacrifice role-playing in favor of more power for his character, although most do not. Power gamers often make the game less fun for the rest of the playing group for the reason that their characters usually become far more powerful then all other characters in play.
Power gamers are often wrongly known as munchkins. A munchkin gains power by cheating while a power gamer gains power by knowing and using the rules of the game to his advantage.

Wow, that damn power gamer's character is way too strong for his level. That's just not fair.

power gamer by burnt_to_crisp March 8, 2007

PowerLame 

really REALLY stupid and unoriginal. just plain dumb.

1: I just saw that Wolverine movie.

2: That movie was powerlame.

PowerLame by raghlfraghl June 3, 2009

Power Gamer

A gamer who uses the rules of the game to be the best at winning, sacrificing the enjoyment of play and any possible role-playing. See also Ben

Damn, that Ben is such a power gamer

Power Gamer by Demoteus September 24, 2005