Entertainment / Video Games / Prototype: Term may be used differently in different situations and by different people. Usual meaning: an early build of the game (thus 'prototype' could be the first playable version, or it could be Alpha or Beta). It's kind of an all-inclusive term for a game that isn't finished yet or hasn't yet been mass-produced. In regards to board games or table games, a prototype is a version of the game made by the designer rather than mass-produced.
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Prototype Verb Synonyms: model, archetype, first, original, pattern, exemplar, precedent, mould
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