theorycraft

== English == === Etymology === From theory +‎ -craft. === Pronunciation === === Verb === theorycraft (third-person singular simple present theorycrafts, present participle theorycrafting, simple past and past participle theorycrafted) (video games) To analyze (especially mathematically) the underlying mechanics of a video game in order to optimize or minimax one's gameplay. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === theorycraft (countable and uncountable, plural theorycrafts) (video games) Theorycrafting.