endgame /ˈɛnd.ɡeɪm/noun 6adjective 1forms 1 noun6 •The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.Rooks become much more important in the endgame. •The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left.You can't really use squeeze plays until the endgame. •The final stage of any game.Being stuck with two V tiles can make for an awkward Scrabble endgame. •The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges. •The thematic element of an advanced cryptic crossword puzzle, typically solved after completing the grid.Listener endgames have included […] shading every instance of the letters N - Z in the completed grid to reveal a 'normal' blocked crossword hidden in the one just solved — 2013 •(figurative) The final stage of an extended process or course of events, especially with the implication of the imminent realization of a masterful strategy or plan.What's his endgame, do you think? adjective1 •(slang) Having become canon by the end of the plot of a work of fiction or speculated to be intended to become such.I think the fans and I were pretty aligned with who we wanted as endgame couples. — 2020 formsendgames
