win condition
How you triumph
A win condition is what must be achieved for victory in a game or competition.
In chess, the win condition is checkmate; in poker, it's having chips when others don't.
The term extends beyond games to any scenario with defined success criteria: What's the win condition here—getting the contract signed or maintaining the relationship?
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- goalDesired end result
- objectivePurpose or goal
triumph · first blood · sudden death · finish · conquest · domination · supremacy · king of the hill · threshold · trigger · instant win · puzzle · strategy · combo · lethal · countdown · survival · capture
- gaming termsbuff, debuff, boss, loot, final boss
- win conditionscheckmate, knockout, elimination, goal, completion
- game skillspattern matching, tactical awareness, threat detection
- board gamesboard, checkers, Monopoly, chess, shogi
win conditiongame over
Final failure message
elimination · death · knockout · disqualification · forfeit
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