English

hypergame

From hyper- + game.

Formed from hyper- + game

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’

Proto-Hellenic *hupér

Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’

Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’

Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’

Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’

Middle English game

English game

Today it means

noun A game that is played by a player based on their own knowledge of game states and their perception of other players' knowledge of game states.

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Etymograph / hypergame