*band

Meaning

Noun

  • A subgenre of roguelike, characterised by non-rushed gameplay, level not being saved upon being left, large numbers of item and a steep power curve.
  • A game of this genre.

Origin

  • From * + band, after the roguelike Angband, after the fictional fortress of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion.

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