tycoon

name

1. A Japanese shedding game

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun, “great lord, prince”), a title for the shōgun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹). The game sense was derived from the use of tycoon in titles of games in which one plays a tycoon (e.g., RollerCoaster Tycoon).

1. A wealthy and powerful business person.

   “Dagobert had only one customer, an American who wore square, rimless glasses and a beige suit and looked like a Wall Street tycoon.”

   “Sometimes even Greek shipping tycoons run out of money.”

2. A business simulator game, typically involving building and managing some form of infrastructure.

   “Zoo Tycoon is only one of several "tycoon" types of games, such as Railroad Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Pizza Tycoon, and, without the "tycoon" title, but with all the fun and challenge, The Movies.”

   “Whilst making spaces more green is generally a goal for town planning these days, this game in the style of classic tycoons like SimCity and Rollercoaster Tycoon, does the complete opposite.”

3. A game involving the use of a base to generate bricks and cash (similar to an idle game or clicker game), which can then be used to purchase upgrades and expand. Common within the massively multiplayer online game platform Roblox.

   “Tycoons / A game in which users build up some sort of business by earning money over time and then using that money on upgrades.”

   “In most tycoons, you will find an automatic machine called a dropper, which is used for producing bricks.”

4. The first placer of Tycoon.