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metagaming

Predicting an opponent's decision in competitive gaming as a result of analysis of the opponent's past decisions.
There is a special set of moves in chess which allows a player to win in four moves. Competitor A has been watching Competitor B play chess, and the past five games in a row Competitor B has attempted to use this four-move win. When Competitor A sits down to play against Competitor B, Competitor A will be metagaming if he/she plays in a way that will easily thwart the four-move checkmate before Competitor B makes it obvious that this is what he/she is doing.

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by Denus December 16, 2006
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metagame

A game within a game. Like Pazaak in Knights of the Old Republic. Or all video games within life.
When will these metagames end? Each completed game only produces the question to the next game!
by blondedragon August 24, 2007
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metalayer

A unit of meta used to describe one portion or character in the chain leading between the viewer/reader and the deepest level.
It is like I am the kid from the Never Ending Story. I was chased by some bullies into this fucking attic and now I am watching people watching people watching more people kissing and stuff basically forever. How many metalayers removed from this story can we get?

-Homestuck
by Warlyte July 10, 2011
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metadater

Referring to a person who only dates people who are just like themselves.
I can't tell the difference between Derek and his new boyfriend. He's such a metadater.
by tmik13 December 17, 2008
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Metagame

Sub components of modern games that increase gameplay value without actually adding gameplay.

See achievements, or online rankings.
Dude, there's more to the World... of Warcraft than the metagame
by notthepirate April 26, 2011
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