Game
Scheduled sporting contest
A game is an activity with rules, competition, or objectives pursued for amusement or stakes.
Children play games; adults watch professional games.
Board games, video games, card games, mind games.
Game also means wild animals hunted for sport or food: big game hunting.
As an adjective, game means willing and ready: Are you game for a hike?
To game a system is to exploit its rules for advantage.
Someone's game is their level of skill or strategy: She needs to bring her A-game.
Strategic board game
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
pawn · tile · move · turn · strategy · cards · deck · shuffle
Animal being hunted
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
hunt · wild · trophy · poaching · safari · fowl · deer · pheasant
Comfort in distress
- controllerDevice directing a system
- joystickTilting lever for control
- playerGame participant
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
boss · checkpoint · respawn · multiplayer · arcade · pixel · graphics · loading
Game between opponents
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- contestOrganized competitive event
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
playoffs · finals · opponent · rival · victory · defeat · score · winner
Methods to achieve goals
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
ploy · angle · approach · calculation · manipulation · politics · mind · psychological
chess
Strategic board game
token · pawn · tile · move · turn · strategy · cards · deck · shuffle · deal
prey
Animal being hunted
stalking · hunt · wild · trophy · poaching · safari · fowl · deer · pheasant · grouse
console
Comfort in distress
- controllerDevice directing a system
- joystickTilting lever for control
- playerGame participant
level · boss · checkpoint · respawn · multiplayer · arcade · pixel · graphics · loading · save
match
Game between opponents
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- contestOrganized competitive event
league · playoffs · finals · opponent · rival · victory · defeat · score · winner · loser
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
cunning · ploy · angle · approach · calculation · manipulation · politics · mind · psychological · leverage
willing
Ready without resistance
sporting · adventurous · gutsy · plucky · bold · fearless · enthusiastic · up · gung-ho · spirited
- South African EconomyAnglo American, De Beers, mining industry, diamond mining, gold trade
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- game overFinal failure message
- ball gameSporting contest with spheres
- board gamesStructured tabletop play
- playing gamesEngaging in recreational activities
- game showPrize-based TV competition
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