autobattler means A game in which players place characters on a grid before the start of the battle. After the battle starts, the characters fight automatically and no further input is required from the players. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.
Etymology
From auto- + battler.
noun
- A game in which players place characters on a grid before the start of the battle. After the battle starts, the characters fight automatically and no further input is required from the players.“Today, Hearthstone still has Constructed and Arena, but also Wild, Classic, Duels (like Arena but with drastically more complicated rules), Mercenaries (an RPG-like combat system), Tavern Brawl, Twist, and Battlegrounds (a so-called "autobattler" with similar art and themes than the Hearthstone card game but is not a collectible card game).”