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role-playing game

NOUN
parlor game
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This year smash-hit role-playing game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks set to sweep the board with 12 nominations in total.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

A martial arts role-playing game “Black Myth: Wukong,” inspired by the classical Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” notched record-breaking sales after its release in 2024 and lapped up rave reviews from Western gamers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

While we could spend hours in front of a screen with the latest “Zelda” title, the dice-focused tabletop role-playing game was viewed with suspicion, a ’70s-era invention that belonged to a certain subset of nerd.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Host Geoff Keighley also revealed that the 3D platformer and the role-playing game had received seven nominations each, including Game of the Year.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

As Morrow spoke, he walked over to one of Aech’s bookshelves and began to browse through some vintage role-playing game supplements.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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