Pick and Upgrade

Pick

Pick verb - To catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use.

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Upgrade and pick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upgrade" instead a verb "Pick".

Nearby Words: pickle, picky, picked, picket, pickup

Upgrade verb - To move higher in rank or position.

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Pick and upgrade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pick" instead a verb "Upgrade".

Nearby Words: upgrading, upgraded, upgradable

skill	pick skill	upgrade skill
character	pick character	upgrade character
people	pick people	upgrade people
item	pick item	upgrade item
Other words: way, characters, level, size, cards, car, times, weapons.

You can go two upgrades down both paths without penalty, but after you pick a third upgrade from either, you can no longer go beyond the second upgrade from the path you didn't pick.

Source: Video Game / Bloons Tower Defense
Pick up enough NANO and you can buy a permanent upgrade for your weapons and kit at an Upgrade Terminal.

Source: Video Game / Hard Reset
Most races can choose one upgrade after completing a level, except for Uncreative races that get a random pick and Creative races that get everything.

Source: Video Game / Master of Orion

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