# Theater of the mind

- Term: Tabletop term
- Canonical: https://www.lanternhall.org/lexicon/theater-of-the-mind/

> Running scenes, including combat, through description alone, without maps or miniatures, leaving positions and distances to shared imagination. The phrase comes from radio drama.

Running scenes, including combat, through description alone, without maps or miniatures, leaving positions and distances to shared imagination. The phrase comes from radio drama.

## Quick answers

**What does "Theater of the mind" mean?**
Running scenes, including combat, through description alone, without maps or miniatures, leaving positions and distances to shared imagination. The phrase comes from radio drama.

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