"real-time strategy" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} real-time strategy (uncountable)
  1. (video games) A warfare video game genre usually played from a third-person overhead perspective, which is based on the real-time movement of troops. Wikipedia link: real-time strategy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Video game genres, Video games Synonyms: RTS [initialism] Derived forms: MMORTS Translations (video game genre characterised by real-time movement of troops): reaaliaikainen strategiapeli (Finnish), Echtzeitstragiespiel [neuter] (German), Echtzeit-Stragiespiel [neuter] (German), estratégia em tempo real [feminine] (Portuguese)

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