Melee

Template:Short description Template:Other uses Template:Wiktionary A melee (Template:IPAc-en or Template:IPAc-en) is a confused hand-to-hand fight among several people. The English term melee originated circa 1648 from the French word Template:Lang (Template:IPA), derived from the Old French mesler, from which medley and meddle were also derived.<ref name="Merriam">Template:Cite web</ref>

The 1812 tabletop wargame Kriegsspiel, and H.G. Wells' 1913 Little Wars, referred to the hand-combat stage of the game as a melée, or Template:Lang, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Wells">Template:Cite book</ref> The term was brought over to tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, and in turn to role-playing video games, to describe any close-combat encounter.<ref name="Tresca">Template:Cite book</ref>

See also

• Combatives
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• Super Smash Bros. Melee (Often called "Melee" by fans)