Wiktionary
pre-game
a. (alternative spelling of pregame English) Pertaining to events that take place before the game. n. (alternative spelling of pregame English) A social gathering before a party or a sports game.
Usage examples of "pre-game".
This was less for the signing ceremony—if they got that far, commentators worried—than what wags called the pre-game show.
That was about as useful as an NFL pre-game show, though police spokesmen were speaking to the press now.