battle royale
Many enter, one wins
A battle royale is a fight involving many participants where the last one standing wins.
The term comes from professional wrestling's chaotic multi-competitor matches.
In video games, battle royale describes a genre where dozens or hundreds of players compete in a shrinking arena until one survives: Fortnite popularized the battle royale format.
More broadly, any intense free-for-all competition: The primary turned into a battle royale among six candidates.
Multi-round competitive event
- arenaVenue for contests
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
face-off · competitors · challengers · multiplayer · leaderboard · victory · defeat · championship
Exchange of gunfire
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- flankingAt the sides of
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
melee · gunfight · crossfire · skirmish · assault · sniper · spray · trade
Stolen valuables
- circleCurved closed shape
- dropFall or release
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- squadSmall working group
solo · duo · inventory · loadout · airdrop · landing · rotation · third-party
Gathering discarded or dead material
- lootingTheft during disorder
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
camping · hiding · positioning · rotation · healing · cover · escape · outlast
Methods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- third-partyingAmbushing ongoing battles
- disengagingReleasing from attachment
rotations · callouts · pinging · intel · scouting · chokepoint · timing · aggression
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
duel · face-off · competitors · challengers · multiplayer · leaderboard · victory · defeat · championship · bracket
firefight
Exchange of gunfire
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- flankingAt the sides of
headshot · melee · gunfight · crossfire · skirmish · assault · sniper · spray · trade · peek
loot
Stolen valuables
squad · solo · duo · inventory · loadout · airdrop · landing · rotation · third-party · thirsting
scavenging
Gathering discarded or dead material
- lootingTheft during disorder
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- evasionAct of escaping detection
stealth · camping · hiding · positioning · rotation · healing · cover · escape · outlast · endurance
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- third-partyingAmbushing ongoing battles
disengaging · rotations · callouts · pinging · intel · scouting · chokepoint · timing · aggression · patience
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- Elimination Gamesmusical chairs, dodgeball, knockout, last man standing, hot potato
- fightsfight, brawl, scuffle, scrap, tussle
battle royaleduel
Prearranged one-on-one combat
one-on-one · single combat · mano a mano · head-to-head · boxing match
battle royalepeace summit
Meeting to end conflict
truce · peace · armistice · ceasefire · cooperation
battle, combat, battles, combative, battlefield, battling, battled, combatant, battleground