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   Game

   /ɡām/

   

   noun

   • 1. a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck. Similar matchcontesttournamentmeetingsports meetingmeeteventathletic eventfixturetiecup tietest matchfinalcup finalplayoffclashplaydownsplitarchaic:tourney
   • ▪ a meeting for sporting contests, especially track and field: "the Olympic Games"
   • ▪ sports and athletic activities as organized in a school. British
   • ▪ the equipment for a game, especially a board game or a computer game.
   • ▪ a person's performance in a game; a person's standard or method of play: "he will attempt to raise his game to another level"
   • 2. a complete episode or period of play, ending in a definite result: "a baseball game"
   • ▪ a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match, especially in tennis.
   • ▪ a score of 100 points for tricks bid and made (the best of three games constituting a rubber).
   • 3. a type of activity or business regarded as a game: informal "this was a game of shuttle diplomacy at which I had become adept" Similar businessprofessionoccupationtradeindustryline (of work)line of businessfieldprovinceareainformal:racket
   • ▪ a secret and clever plan or trick: "I was on to his little game, but I didn't want him to know" Similar schemeplotploystratagemstrategygambitcunning planmaster plangrand designcrafty designstacticstrickartificedevicemaneuverwiledodgerusemachinationcontrivancesubterfugeinformal:consetupscamwheezearchaic:shift
   • 4. wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food.
   • ▪ the flesh of mammals or birds, used as food. Similar wild animalswild fowlbig gamequarryprey

   adjective

   • 1. eager or willing to do something new or challenging: "they were game for anything after the traumas of Monday" Similar bravecourageousvaliantpluckyboldintrepidstoutheartedlionheartedunafraiddaringdashingspiritedmettlesomefearlessdauntlessundauntedunblenchingunflinchinginformal:gutsyspunkyballsyrare:venturouswillingfavorably inclinedprepareddisposedin the moodof a minddesirouseagerkeeninterestedenthusiasticreadyOpposite timidunwilling

   verb

   • 1. manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous: "it was very easy for a few big companies to game the system"
   • 2. play video or computer games: "the majority of the audience are teens who game and watch anime"
   • 3. play games of chance for money; gamble: "other Russians gamed at the tables in Monte Carlo"

   Word Origin Old Englishgamen ‘amusement, fun’, gamenian ‘play, amuse oneself’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gameness noun

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GameGame - Wikipedia

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   A game is a structured type of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. [1] .

   • Game (Disambiguation)

     Game or games may also refer to: People People with the...

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGAMES | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GAMES definition: 1. organized sports activities that children do at school: 2. an organized competition consisting…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarygame | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   A1. an entertaining activity or sport that people play, usually needing some skill and played according to rules: a computer game. Football's an exciting game. Hockey can be quite a rough game.

5. www.researchgate.net › publication › 333478380_HowHow to Define Games and Why We Need to - ResearchGate

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   Dec 1, 2019 · This article provides guidelines on how to make useful game definitions and discusses when that is a worthwhile undertaking. It examines a recent article attempting to define videogames...

6. link.springer.com › article › 10How to Define Games and Why We Need to | The Computer Games ...

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   May 29, 2019 · It concludes with reasons why making a final definition of games is not possible and why we need to continue to define games. This article provides guidelines on how to make useful game definitions and discusses when that is a worthwhile undertaking.

   • Author: Jonne Arjoranta
   • Email: jonne.arjoranta@jyu.fi

   • Publish Year: 2019

7. www.outrun.games › games › definitionWhat is a Game? - An Introduction to Games: Part One | Outrun ...

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   Jun 27, 2022 · A game is a form of art in which participants, termed players, make decisions in order to manage resources through game tokens in the pursuit of a goal. - Costikyan, Greg (1994). "I Have No Words & I Must Design."

8. www.gamesindustry.biz › what-is-a-gameWhat is a game? | GamesIndustry.biz

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   May 14, 2021 · Games, meaning anything from board games to sports, from video games to ARGs, don't share many essential features, but rather they are connected by a series of overlapping similarities.