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Video Games

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 3. To materialize or generate a character or item within the virtual world
  2. 5. Media franchise centered on catching, training, and battling pocket monsters
  3. 7. Sony's highly successful family of home consoles launched in 1994
  4. 12. The digital representation of a player within a virtual universe
  5. 13. The Japanese company that famously declared what Nintendon't

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  1. 1. The frustrating delay between a player's input and the server's reaction
  2. 2. Ring-shaped superweapon and title of a flagship Xbox sci-fi franchise
  3. 3. What Grand Theft Auto players do to vehicles on the street
  4. 4. An assigned mission in an RPG that rewards you with experience points
  5. 6. The Kyoto-based giant behind the Switch, Game Boy, and NES
  6. 8. A public venue filled with coin-operated gaming cabinets
  7. 9. The Soviet-designed puzzle game about fitting falling blocks together
  8. 10. The magical resource pool represented by a blue bar in many RPGs
  9. 11. First name of the aristocratic British archaeologist who raids tombs

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Video Games

Easy · 5×5 · 5 words
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  1. 1. A powerful enemy encountered at the end of a level
  2. 3. The iconic plumber who rescues Princess Peach
  3. 4. A handheld device used to control movement

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  1. 2. An aesthetic change to a character appearance
  2. 3. A visual guide to the game world

dMinecraft

Easy · 5×5 · 4 words
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  1. 3. The most common block found in the ground
  2. 4. Loose material found in deserts and beaches

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  1. 1. Furniture used to skip the night
  2. 2. Metal used to craft armor and tools

Retro Video Games

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 3. Action mapped to the A button in Super Mario Bros.
  2. 5. Creator of the 2600 and Centipede
  3. 6. Blue blur with a need for speed
  4. 7. Plastic game format notorious for needing a good blow of air
  5. 12. Troopa that leaves behind a shell
  6. 13. Super follow-up to an 8-bit giant, briefly
  7. 14. 8-bit console that revived the home market, for short

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  1. 1. The Konami Code is a famous one
  2. 2. Company behind the Master System
  3. 3. Classic cabinet control stick
  4. 4. Kyoto-based giant of the old-school era
  5. 8. Venue filled with glowing cabinets and CRT screens
  6. 9. Blinky, Pinky, Inky, or Clyde
  7. 10. Plumber who debuted in Donkey Kong
  8. 11. Big bad waiting at the end of a stage

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Easy · 5×5 · 4 words
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  1. 3. A card placed on top of a previous form to evolve
  2. 4. To take a card from the top of your pile

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  1. 1. An elemental energy type often shown as a blue droplet
  2. 2. A card that provides a one-time effect during a turn

bloodbound smp

Hard · 15×15 · 27 words
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  1. 1. The intangible essence often traded or bound in this survival game
  2. 3. The role of one who actively seeks out others for their blood
  3. 6. To turn against the one who shared their blood with you
  4. 8. The protective layer that keeps your heart inside your chest
  5. 13. The three-letter acronym for the primary method of heart theft
  6. 14. What two players might share to secure mutual survival
  7. 15. A formal one-on-one fight to settle a blood feud
  8. 18. The act of removing a player from the server permanently
  9. 20. The hungry abyss where many a fallen player ends up
  10. 24. The dark, hard block used to trap enemies or build portals
  11. 25. The lingering presence of a player who has lost everything
  12. 26. The process of bringing a fallen ally back from the brink

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  1. 2. A rounded vessel for experience or mystical power
  2. 3. The ultimate currency that determines your stay in the land
  3. 4. A hidden mechanism designed to catch the unwary survivor
  4. 5. A state of total conflict that often erupts over stolen lives
  5. 7. A dangerous kill that nets the attacker three times the reward
  6. 9. A three-letter guide that reveals the shrinking borders
  7. 10. The wooden defense that blocks an incoming heart-stealing blow
  8. 11. The hue of danger and the final stage of mortality
  9. 12. A bottled liquid that can heal or harm at a splash
  10. 16. The role often played by the one who causes the most chaos
  11. 17. A retaliatory strike against one who took your life before
  12. 19. A formal agreement to not spill each other's blood
  13. 21. A fluid exchange that binds every inhabitant of this realm
  14. 22. A brewer of potions who might hold the secret to survival
  15. 23. The sharp edge used to harvest the hearts of rivals

fnaf

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 2. The first security guard players control
  2. 4. The type of restaurant where the horror unfolds
  3. 5. The type of lock mechanism that can be fatal
  4. 6. The room where the security guard must survive
  5. 10. The item distributed by a sprite in a sad minigame
  6. 11. What happened to a child's head in 1983
  7. 12. A wearable defense used to fool the withered models
  8. 13. The pigtail wearing leader of the underground

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  1. 1. The species of the lead singer and restaurant namesake
  2. 2. The white and pink fox found in pieces
  3. 3. The tangled mess of wires from Sister Location
  4. 4. The device providing recorded instructions each night
  5. 7. The titular character who laughs in the shadows
  6. 8. The only female member of the original trio
  7. 9. The internal metal skeleton of a character

fnaf lore

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  1. 5. The soul-binding substance extracted from haunted metal
  2. 6. The infamous incident involving a child's head and a robot
  3. 8. Machine used to remove endoskeletons in the underground facility
  4. 10. The soft toy version of the characters found in the bedroom
  5. 12. The collective hive-mind animatronic made of wires and eyes
  6. 13. The specific time period when the animatronics become active

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  1. 1. The massive amalgamation of parts found under the mall
  2. 2. The disassembled white and pink fox from the second game
  3. 3. The surname of the purple-clad antagonist who started the tragedy
  4. 4. The boy who spent the night hiding in Glamrock Freddy
  5. 7. Color of the mysterious bear that says It Is Me
  6. 8. Type of lock mechanism that can be fatal to the wearer
  7. 9. The thin striped entity that gives gifts and life
  8. 11. The US state where the main events of the story take place

The Legend of Zelda

Easy · 5×5 · 5 words
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  1. 1. The prefix for the golden power source
  2. 4. The loyal horse ridden by the hero
  3. 5. A wooden scrub creature or tree

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  1. 2. The colorful gem used as money
  2. 3. A paper guide to a dungeon layout

Video Games

Easy · 7×7 · 6 words
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  1. 2. The number of chances a player has before losing
  2. 4. A part of a controller that you press to jump or shoot
  3. 5. The monitor where the game action is displayed

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  1. 1. The character that represents the player on screen
  2. 3. The number of points earned during play
  3. 4. A powerful enemy found at the end of a stage
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