*band

See also: band, Band, bánd, and bånd

English

Alternative forms

• band

Etymology

From * (“wildcard”) + band, after the roguelike Angband, after the fictional fortress of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion.

Noun

*band (usually uncountable, plural *bands)

1. (uncountable) A subgenre of roguelikes, characterized by non-rushed gameplay, levels not being saved upon being left, large numbers of items and a steep power curve.
2. (countable) A game of this genre.

Coordinate terms

• hacklike

Anagrams

• B-DNA, bDNA, bdna