wincon

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US/ˈwɪn.kɑn/

noun

a card or mechanic which allows a player to win the game

“In Magic: the Gathering, the wincon is all of your opponents having 0 life.”

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Meanings

nounwincon (plural wincons)

plural wincons · alternative win-con

  1. abbreviationcolloquialcontractionslanggamescontraction of win + condition, a win condition, a condition that a player needs to meet when the game reaches an end-state in order to be declared winner of the game

    In Magic: the Gathering, the wincon is all of your opponents having 0 life.

  2. colloquialslanggamesa card or mechanic which allows a player to win the game

    My wincon is this card which deals 1 damage to each opponent for each card currently in play.

Origin

win + con[dition].

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APA

wincon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wincon

MLA

“wincon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wincon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wincon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wincon.

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