- Topic outline of games
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List of game topics ."Game s are structured or semi-structured activities, usually undertaken forenjoyment . They are usually fun activities that can be educational or purely just for fun. The term "game" is also used to describe simulation of various activities e.g., for the purposes of training, analysis or prediction, etc., see "Game (simulation) ". Games are a universal part of the human experience, for all cultures, genders and ages. Key components of games are goals,rule s, , andinteractivity . Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and sometimes both. Many games help develop practicalskills , serve as a form ofexercise , or otherwise perform aneducation al,simulation al or psychological role.The following topic outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to games and gaming:
Essence of games
Types of games
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Alternate reality game s
*Ball game s
*Board game s:Chess -German-style board game s
*Business game s
*Car game s
* Card games:Collectible card game s
*Casino game s
* Children's games
*Clapping game s
*Computer and video game s:Computer board game s -Computer puzzle game s -Online game s (Online skill-based game s,MUD s,MMORPG s)
*Conversation games
*Counting-out game s
*Creative game s
*Dice game s
*Drinking game s
*Educational game s
* Field games (sports)
*Game show s
*Games of chance
*Games of dare
*Games of logic
* Games of mental skill
* Games of physical skill
* Games of strategy
* Games of status
*Global Positioning System-based game s
*Group-dynamic game s
*Guessing game s
*Letter game s
*Locative game s
*Mathematical game s
* Mind games
*Open gaming
*Party game s
* Parlor games
*Pencil and paper game s
*Play-by-mail game s
*Playground games
*Political game s
* PowerPoint games
*Pub game s
*Puzzle s:Anagram s -Brain teaser s -Connect the dots -Crossword s -Eight queens puzzle -n-puzzle (a.k.a. Fifteen puzzle) -Jigsaw puzzle s -Knight's Tour -Logic puzzle s -Missing square puzzle -Nonogram s (a.k.a. Gridders, Paint by numbers, etc.) -Peg solitaire -Puzz-3D -Riddle s -Rubik's Cube -Sangaku -Seven Bridges of Königsberg -Situation puzzle s -Sudoku -Sokoban -Soma cube -Spot the difference -Three-cottage problem -Three cups problem -Tower of Hanoi -Whodunit s
*Quiz zes
*Ritual game s
*Role-playing game s
* Sports (field games)
*Singing game s
* Single-player games
*Spoken game s
*Street game s
*String game s
*Table-top game s
*Tile-based game s
* Theatre games
*Traditional game s
*Travel games
*Video game s
*Wargame s
*Win-win game s
*Word game sBasic gaming concepts
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Game theory - Play -Playing card -Puzzle -Sport -Strategy - Tactics
Game lists
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External links
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