showdown

Plural: showdowns

Noun

• A final confrontation or decisive test.
• a hostile disagreement face-to-face
• The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor.
• The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.

Examples

• The last few turns of the Words With Friends game became a true SHOWDOWN.

Synonyms

confrontation, encounter, face-off