*band

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See also: band, Band, bánd, and bånd

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Etymology[edit]

From * (“wildcard”) + band, after the roguelike Angband, after the fictional fortress of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion.

Noun[edit]

*band (usually uncountable, plural *bands)

  1. (uncountable) A subgenre of roguelikes, characterized by non-rushed gameplay, levels not being saved upon being left, large numbers of items and a steep power curve.
  2. (countable) A game of this genre.

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