Miss
Miss verb - To fail to attend.
Stages
Both words in one sentence
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To-Hit is calculated in two stages; wether your troops hit what they were aiming for, and what takes the hit if they miss.
Source: Video Game / X-COM - And during later stages of the fight he changes the way to hurt him, which you have to fire back three gigantic missiles consecutively, and if you miss one you have to hit all three again.
Source: Puzzle Boss -
The trade-off however means you miss out on the overall experience (cut-scene, certain stages, etc.) and the final boss battle.
Source: Video Game / Banzai Pecan
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