#game.activity a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
supertype: #activity any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
part: #turn.activity
subtype: #curling (Scotland) a game played on ice; curling stones (heavy stones with handles) are slid toward a target
subtype: #bowling.game a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over
subtype: #tenpins__tenpin_bowling bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
subtype: #ninepins__skittles bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins
subtype: #duckpins a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
subtype: #candlepins__candlepin_bowling__candlepinbowling a bowling game using slender bowling pins
subtype: #lawn_bowling a bowling game played on a lawn with wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
subtype: #bocce__bocci__boccie Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
subtype: #bowls__bowl lawn bowling at a jack using biased wooden balls
subtype: #pall-mall a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
subtype: #athletic_game a game involving athletic activity
subtype: #ice_hockey__icehockey__hockey__hockey_game a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks
subtype: #tetherball a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
subtype: #water_polo__waterpolo a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
subtype: #outdoor_game__outdoorgame an athletic game that is played outdoors
subtype: #day_game__daygame a game played in daylight
subtype: #night_game__nightgame a game played under artificial illumination at night
subtype: #golf_game__golf a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
subtype: #professional_golf playing golf for money
subtype: #round_of_golf__round the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
subtype: #medal_play__medalplay__stroke_play golf scoring by total strokes taken
subtype: #match_play__matchplay golf scoring by holes won
subtype: #miniature_golf__miniaturegolf a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles
subtype: #clock_golf__clockgolf a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole
subtype: #croquet a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
subtype: #quoits__horseshoes a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
subtype: #shuffleboard__shovelboard a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
subtype: #field_game__fieldgame an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
subtype: #field_hockey__fieldhockey__hockey hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net
subtype: #football any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
subtype: #American_football a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
subtype: #professional_football playing football for money
subtype: #touch_football__touchfootball a version of football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled
subtype: #rugby_football__rugbyfootball__rugby__rugger (British) a form of football played with an oval ball
subtype: #soccer__association_football__associationfootball a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
subtype: #hurling a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
subtype: #ball_game__ballgame a field game played with a ball (especially baseball);
subtype: #baseball_game__baseball__ball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
subtype: #professional_baseball playing baseball for money
subtype: #hardball baseball as distinguished from softball
subtype: #perfect_game__perfectgame a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base
subtype: #no-hit_game__no-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
subtype: #one-hitter__onehitter__1-hitter__1hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit
subtype: #two-hitter__twohitter__2-hitter__2hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits
subtype: #three-hitter__threehitter__3-hitter__3hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits
subtype: #four-hitter__4-hitter__4hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits
subtype: #five-hitter__5-hitter__5hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
subtype: #softball_game__softball a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
subtype: #rounders an English ball game similar to baseball
subtype: #stickball_game__stickballgame__stickball a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
subtype: #cricket a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
subtype: #lacrosse a game invented by American indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
subtype: #polo a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
subtype: #pushball a game using a leather-covered ball 6 feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal
subtype: #ultimate_frisbee a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds
subtype: #court_game__courtgame an athletic game played on a court
subtype: #handball a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
subtype: #racquetball a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
subtype: #fives__five (British) a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
subtype: #squash_racquets__squash__squash_rackets a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
subtype: #volleyball_game__volleyball a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
subtype: #jai_alai__jaialai a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
subtype: #badminton a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
subtype: #battledore_and_shuttlecock__battledore an ancient racket game
subtype: #singles.badminton__single badminton played with one person on each side
subtype: #doubles.badminton__double badminton played with two players on each side
subtype: #basketball_game__basketball a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
subtype: #professional_basketball playing basketball for money
subtype: #deck_tennis game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and form over a net that is stretched across a small court
subtype: #netball a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
subtype: #lawn_tennis__tennis a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
subtype: #professional_tennis playing tennis for money
subtype: #singles__single tennis played with one person on each side
subtype: #doubles__double tennis played with two players on each side
subtype: #royal_tennis__real_tennis__court_tennis an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
subtype: #pallone an Italian game similar to tennis
subtype: #child's_game__child'sgame a game enjoyed by children
subtype: #blindman's_buff a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
subtype: #cat's_cradle__cat'scradle game played with string looped over the fingers
subtype: #hide-and-seek__hide_and_go_seek a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
subtype: #hopscotch a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
subtype: #knucklebones__jacks__jack__jackstones a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
subtype: #jackstraws__spillikins a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
subtype: #leapfrog.child's_game one child bends down and another leaps over
subtype: #marbles__marble a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
subtype: #mumblety-peg__mumble-the-peg a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground
subtype: #musical_chairs N players march around N-1 chairs; when the music stops the player who did not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumed until only the winner is seated
subtype: #peekaboo__bopeep a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo!
subtype: #pillow_fight a child's game of fighting with pillows
subtype: #post_office a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
subtype: #spin_the_bottle a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning
subtype: #spin_the_plate__spin_the_platter a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
subtype: #tag.child's_game one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
subtype: #tiddlywinks a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
subtype: #card_game__cards__card a game played with playing cards
subtype: #all_fours__allfour__high-low-jack card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
subtype: #cinch a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
subtype: #auction_pitch__auctionpitch__pitch an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
subtype: #seven-up__sevenup__old_sledge__oldsledge a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
subtype: #baccarat__chemin_de_fer a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine
subtype: #blackjack__twentyone__vingt-et-un a card game in which the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21
subtype: #bridge.card_game any of various card games based on whist for four players
subtype: #bridge_whist the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit
subtype: #auction_bridge__auctionbridge__auction a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
subtype: #contract_bridge__contract a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
subtype: #casino__cassino a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
subtype: #royal_casino__royalcasino a form of casino in which face cards have extra point values
subtype: #spade_casino__spadecasino a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point
subtype: #cribbage__crib a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib
subtype: #ecarte a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
subtype: #euchre__five_hundred a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
subtype: #sevens__fantan__parliament a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
subtype: #faro a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
subtype: #Go_fish a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
subtype: #three-card_monte__monte__four-card_monte a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
subtype: #Michigan.card_game__michigan__Chicago__Newmarket__boodle__stops__stop a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
subtype: #old_maid__oldmaid a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
subtype: #pinochle__pinocle__penuchle__bezique a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
subtype: #piquet a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
subtype: #poker_game__pokergame__poker any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
subtype: #draw_poker__draw poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
subtype: #high-low poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
subtype: #penny_ante_poker__penny_ante__pennyante poker played for small stakes
subtype: #straight_poker poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards
subtype: #strip_poker__strippoker poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing
subtype: #stud_poker__stud poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
subtype: #rouge_et_noir__trente-et-quarante a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number
subtype: #rummy__rum a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
subtype: #gin_rummy__ginrummy__gin__knock_rummy__knockrummy a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
subtype: #canasta__basket_rummy__meld a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank
subtype: #bolivia a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
subtype: #samba a form of canasta using three decks and six jokers
subtype: #patience__solitaire a card game played by one person
subtype: #canfield a form of solitaire that involves gambling
subtype: #Russian_bank__crapette solitaire with two players using separate packs
subtype: #short_whist__whist__longwhist a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
subtype: #dummy_whist a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
subtype: #hearts__Black_Maria a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades
subtype: #table_game__tablegame a game that is played on a table
subtype: #table_tennis__Ping-Pong a game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
subtype: #dominoes__dominos__domino any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
subtype: #nim game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
subtype: #billiards__billiard any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
subtype: #pocket_billiards__pool any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
subtype: #snooker a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
subtype: #bar_billiards__barbilliard__bagatelle (British) a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
subtype: #parlor_game__parlour_game__parlourgame a game suitable for playing in a parlor
subtype: #word_game any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words
subtype: #anagrams a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters
subtype: #Scrabble (trademark) a game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle
subtype: #board_game__boardgame a game played on a specially designed board
subtype: #backgammon a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
subtype: #checkers__draughts a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
subtype: #chess_game__chessgame__chess__ches a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
subtype: #shogi (Japanese) a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces
subtype: #Chinese_checkers__Chinese_chequers a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
subtype: #darts__dart a game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard
subtype: #go_game__go (Japanese) a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
subtype: #halma a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases
subtype: #lotto__bingo__beano__keno a game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
subtype: #ludo (British) a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice
subtype: #Mah-Jongg__mahjong Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
subtype: #Monopoly (trademark) a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
subtype: #pachisi an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board
subtype: #Parcheesi (trademark) a modern board game based on pachisi
subtype: #shovel_board__shove-halfpenny__shovehalfpenny__shove-ha'penny__shoveha'penny (British) a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark
subtype: #ticktacktoe__ticktacktoo__tic-tac-toe__tictactoe__tit-tat-toe__tittattoe__noughts_and_crosses__noughtsandcrosse a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does
subtype: #game_of_chance__gambling_game a game that involves gambling
subtype: #fantan a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4
subtype: #lottery.game_of_chance__drawing players buy chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
subtype: #tombola (British) a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
subtype: #numbers_pool__numberspool__numbers_game__numbersgame__numbers_racket__numbersracket__numbers__number an illegal daily lottery
subtype: #raffle a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
subtype: #sweepstake__sweepstakes__sweepstake a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
subtype: #crap_shooting__craps__crap__crap_game a gambling game using two dice
subtype: #roulette a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
subtype: #banking_game__bankinggame any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
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