grognard

  1. Noun.  An old soldier.
  2. Noun.  (games, slang) Someone who enjoys playing board wargames, particularly the counter-heavy strategy board wargames from the 1970s and 1980s.
  3. Noun.  (games, slang) Someone who enjoys playing previous editions of roleplaying games when new editions of the game are available.
  4. Noun.  (computer games, slang) Inside the computer game development industry, a game fan who will buy every game released in a certain genre of computer game (RTS, or computer role-playing game, etc.).

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