kriegspiel: Meaning and Definition of

krieg•spiel

Pronunciation: (krēg'spēl", -shpēl", krēk'-), [key]
— n.
  1. (sometimes cap.) a game using small figures and counters that represent troops, ships, etc., played on a map or miniature battlefield, developed for teaching military tactics to officers.
  2. a form of chess in which both players see only their own pieces on a board in front of them and must remember the opponent's moves as told to them by a referee who maintains a third board on which the play of both players is shown.
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