1. Plural of kriegsspiel; a military wargame or tactical exercise in which players command opposing forces on a map or board.
Usage: historical; military; often capitalized when referring to the original Prussian game
2. A variant of chess in which players have incomplete information about their opponent's pieces and moves are adjudicated by a neutral umpire.
Usage: gaming; chess variant

Examples

• The Prussian army used kriegspiels to train officers in strategic planning.
• Military academies still conduct kriegspiels to develop tactical decision-making skills.
• In kriegspiels, commanders must make decisions without seeing all enemy positions.
• The modern kriegspiels incorporate digital technology alongside traditional board setups.
• Chess enthusiasts sometimes play kriegspiels as a challenging variant of the standard game.