traditional game

Old-fashioned group activity

A traditional game is one that has been played across generations, typically with simple equipment and rules passed down through oral tradition or cultural practice.

Tag, hopscotch, and hide-and-seek are traditional games.

The term often contrasts with video games or modern board games: Kids today don't play traditional games anymore.

Traditional games vary by culture but often share common elements worldwide.

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technology/medium

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Electronic interactive visual entertainment

electronic game · computer game · mobile game · online game · console game

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G