antigame

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A game which cannot be played in the conventional sense.

   • Just like in Arcangel's work, we are confronted with an antigame: all the interactivity and stress in the game are removed, and we experience a calm and meditative atmosphere.
   • As one site explained: 'We were going to refer to Dungeon Keeper as a non-game, but that's not really accurate. It's an antigame. It is purposefully designed not to require thought[.]"
2. 2

   A strategy in which a player refuses to participate in a game or replaces it with a game…

   A strategy in which a player refuses to participate in a game or replaces it with a game with different rules.

   • The principle is the same as in kicking the provocative boxer or using strategic weapons in response to a tactical nuclear challenge. A strategy designed for refusing to play a game might be called an antigame strategy.
   • When capacity to respond to any aggression at a corresponding level of violence does not exist, the strategy of antigame is recommended.

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