Burke said he would not want to eliminate all fighting, because without it the game "degenerates into a war."

Once the player walks down the stairs, however, the game rapidly degenerates into what may have been the most difficult text adventure labyrinth ever created.

The game degenerated from that point into a brawl after the score reached 10-0 for the Bruins.

In those times, the games often degenerated into brutal and bloody man to man fighting.

Rather quickly, however, the game degenerated into a shoving match.

The game gradually degenerated into a series of vicious exchanges, the majority instigated by the Oilers.

The game had nearly degenerated into old-fashioned strip poker until the Admiral remembered the dignity of his office.

In the third period, the game degenerated into one punching match after another.

The game always degenerated in a bloody melee, then, victory coming only with complete annihilation of your enemy.

Before it began, tonight's game degenerated into a brawl generated by a pre-game ritual.