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English

Adjective

turn-based (not comparable)

  1. (gaming) In which players or characters take turns alternately, rather than acting simultaneously.
    Antonym: real-time
    Hyponym: play-by-mail
    Coordinate term: tick-based
    • 2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, page 225, archived from the original on 6 June 2025:
      The most popular turn-based esport is the virtual card game Hearthstone.
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