games'

Belonging to competitions

Games' is the possessive form of the plural noun games, indicating something belonging to or associated with multiple games: The games' schedules conflicted with each other.

This form appears when discussing attributes shared across several games: The games' combined viewership exceeded fifty million.

board

chess

Strategic board game

backgammon · dice · pieces · pawns · tokens · cards · strategy · moves · turns · players

manipulation

scheme

Calculated strategy, often secretive

  • ployCalculated deceptive tactic
  • tacticsMethods to achieve goals
  • cunningSly, scheming cleverness

deception · strategy · maneuvering · tricks · agenda · power play · mind games · politics · manipulation · calculated

children

playground

Children's outdoor recreation space

marbles · jump rope · musical chairs · kickball · recess · pretend · make-believe · patty-cake · blindfold · Simon says

video

console

Comfort in distress

online · level · quest · avatar · graphics · joystick · Nintendo · PlayStation · Xbox · PC

sports

match

Game between opponents

athletics · Olympics · league · playoffs · finals · season · stadium · team · score · victory

event

Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event for British-linked nations

Special Olympics · opening ceremony · closing ceremony · host city · torch relay · delegation · spectacle · quadrennial · multi-sport

Opposites
activity type

games'work

Effort toward a goal

labor · toil · drudgery · chores · duties

purpose

games'obligations

Required responsibilities

necessities · requirements · duties · commitments

seriousness

games'reality

What actually exists

real life · seriousness · earnestness · business

Phrases
Family

game, gamer, gamers, gamed, gamely, gamesome, gameplay

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G