Game and Setup

Game

Game noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.
Usage example: the crook told his accomplice, “Here's the game: look surprised when the police ask about the money”

Setup and game are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setup" instead a noun "Game".

Nearby Words: gaming, gamed, gamesome, gamesmanship, gamer

Setup

Setup noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

Game and setup are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Game" instead a noun "Setup".

Nearby Word: set

Both words in one sentence

  • Boomerang Comeback Unluckily, though, it's the very beginning of the game and the setup to the actual plot, so it doesn't sort everything.
  • Video Game / Escape Velocity The initial release of Escape Velocity had a similar setup to the Nova system, but would crash the game when reached.
  • Video Game / Okage Much of the game's design is reminiscent of Tim Burton's works (particularly The Nightmare Before Christmas), and it's implied that his works actually inspired most of the game's setup.
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