#game.activity  a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
  supertype:  #activity  any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
  part:  #turn.activity
  subtype:  #curling  (Scotland) a game played on ice; curling stones (heavy stones with handles) are slid toward a target
  subtype:  #bowling.game  a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over
     subtype:  #tenpins__tenpin_bowling  bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
     subtype:  #ninepins__skittles  bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins
     subtype:  #duckpins  a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
     subtype:  #candlepins__candlepin_bowling__candlepinbowling  a bowling game using slender bowling pins
     subtype:  #lawn_bowling  a bowling game played on a lawn with wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
        subtype:  #bocce__bocci__boccie  Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court)
        subtype:  #bowls__bowl  lawn bowling at a jack using biased wooden balls
  subtype:  #pall-mall  a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
  subtype:  #athletic_game  a game involving athletic activity
     subtype:  #ice_hockey__icehockey__hockey__hockey_game  a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks
     subtype:  #tetherball  a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
     subtype:  #water_polo__waterpolo  a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
     subtype:  #outdoor_game__outdoorgame  an athletic game that is played outdoors
        subtype:  #day_game__daygame  a game played in daylight
        subtype:  #night_game__nightgame  a game played under artificial illumination at night
        subtype:  #golf_game__golf  a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
           subtype:  #professional_golf  playing golf for money
           subtype:  #round_of_golf__round  the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
           subtype:  #medal_play__medalplay__stroke_play  golf scoring by total strokes taken
           subtype:  #match_play__matchplay  golf scoring by holes won
           subtype:  #miniature_golf__miniaturegolf  a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles
           subtype:  #clock_golf__clockgolf  a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole
        subtype:  #croquet  a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
        subtype:  #quoits__horseshoes  a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
        subtype:  #shuffleboard__shovelboard  a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
        subtype:  #field_game__fieldgame  an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
           subtype:  #field_hockey__fieldhockey__hockey  hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net
           subtype:  #football  any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
              subtype:  #American_football  a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
                 subtype:  #professional_football  playing football for money
                 subtype:  #touch_football__touchfootball  a version of football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled
              subtype:  #rugby_football__rugbyfootball__rugby__rugger  (British) a form of football played with an oval ball
              subtype:  #soccer__association_football__associationfootball  a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
           subtype:  #hurling  a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
           subtype:  #ball_game__ballgame  a field game played with a ball (especially baseball);
              subtype:  #baseball_game__baseball__ball  a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
                 subtype:  #professional_baseball  playing baseball for money
                 subtype:  #hardball  baseball as distinguished from softball
                 subtype:  #perfect_game__perfectgame  a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base
                 subtype:  #no-hit_game__no-hitter  a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
                 subtype:  #one-hitter__onehitter__1-hitter__1hitter  a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit
                 subtype:  #two-hitter__twohitter__2-hitter__2hitter  a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits
                 subtype:  #three-hitter__threehitter__3-hitter__3hitter  a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits
                 subtype:  #four-hitter__4-hitter__4hitter  a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits
                 subtype:  #five-hitter__5-hitter__5hitter  a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
                 subtype:  #softball_game__softball  a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
                 subtype:  #rounders  an English ball game similar to baseball
                 subtype:  #stickball_game__stickballgame__stickball  a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
           subtype:  #cricket  a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
           subtype:  #lacrosse  a game invented by American indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
           subtype:  #polo  a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
           subtype:  #pushball  a game using a leather-covered ball 6 feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal
           subtype:  #ultimate_frisbee  a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds
     subtype:  #court_game__courtgame  an athletic game played on a court
        subtype:  #handball  a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
        subtype:  #racquetball  a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
        subtype:  #fives__five  (British) a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
        subtype:  #squash_racquets__squash__squash_rackets  a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
        subtype:  #volleyball_game__volleyball  a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
        subtype:  #jai_alai__jaialai  a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
        subtype:  #badminton  a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
           subtype:  #battledore_and_shuttlecock__battledore  an ancient racket game
           subtype:  #singles.badminton__single  badminton played with one person on each side
           subtype:  #doubles.badminton__double  badminton played with two players on each side
        subtype:  #basketball_game__basketball  a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop
           subtype:  #professional_basketball  playing basketball for money
        subtype:  #deck_tennis  game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and form over a net that is stretched across a small court
        subtype:  #netball  a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
        subtype:  #lawn_tennis__tennis  a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
           subtype:  #professional_tennis  playing tennis for money
           subtype:  #singles__single  tennis played with one person on each side
           subtype:  #doubles__double  tennis played with two players on each side
           subtype:  #royal_tennis__real_tennis__court_tennis  an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
        subtype:  #pallone  an Italian game similar to tennis
  subtype:  #child's_game__child'sgame  a game enjoyed by children
     subtype:  #blindman's_buff  a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
     subtype:  #cat's_cradle__cat'scradle  game played with string looped over the fingers
     subtype:  #hide-and-seek__hide_and_go_seek  a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
     subtype:  #hopscotch  a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
     subtype:  #knucklebones__jacks__jack__jackstones  a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
     subtype:  #jackstraws__spillikins  a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
     subtype:  #leapfrog.child's_game  one child bends down and another leaps over
     subtype:  #marbles__marble  a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
     subtype:  #mumblety-peg__mumble-the-peg  a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground
     subtype:  #musical_chairs  N players march around N-1 chairs; when the music stops the player who did not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumed until only the winner is seated
     subtype:  #peekaboo__bopeep  a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo!
     subtype:  #pillow_fight  a child's game of fighting with pillows
     subtype:  #post_office  a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
     subtype:  #spin_the_bottle  a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning
     subtype:  #spin_the_plate__spin_the_platter  a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
     subtype:  #tag.child's_game  one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
     subtype:  #tiddlywinks  a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
  subtype:  #card_game__cards__card  a game played with playing cards
     subtype:  #all_fours__allfour__high-low-jack  card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
        subtype:  #cinch  a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
        subtype:  #auction_pitch__auctionpitch__pitch  an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
        subtype:  #seven-up__sevenup__old_sledge__oldsledge  a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
     subtype:  #baccarat__chemin_de_fer  a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine
     subtype:  #blackjack__twentyone__vingt-et-un  a card game in which the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21
     subtype:  #bridge.card_game  any of various card games based on whist for four players
        subtype:  #bridge_whist  the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit
        subtype:  #auction_bridge__auctionbridge__auction  a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
        subtype:  #contract_bridge__contract  a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
     subtype:  #casino__cassino  a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
        subtype:  #royal_casino__royalcasino  a form of casino in which face cards have extra point values
        subtype:  #spade_casino__spadecasino  a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point
     subtype:  #cribbage__crib  a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib
     subtype:  #ecarte  a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
     subtype:  #euchre__five_hundred  a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
     subtype:  #sevens__fantan__parliament  a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
     subtype:  #faro  a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
     subtype:  #Go_fish  a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
     subtype:  #three-card_monte__monte__four-card_monte  a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
     subtype:  #Michigan.card_game__michigan__Chicago__Newmarket__boodle__stops__stop  a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
     subtype:  #old_maid__oldmaid  a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
     subtype:  #pinochle__pinocle__penuchle__bezique  a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
     subtype:  #piquet  a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
     subtype:  #poker_game__pokergame__poker  any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
        subtype:  #draw_poker__draw  poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
        subtype:  #high-low  poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
        subtype:  #penny_ante_poker__penny_ante__pennyante  poker played for small stakes
        subtype:  #straight_poker  poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards
        subtype:  #strip_poker__strippoker  poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing
        subtype:  #stud_poker__stud  poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
     subtype:  #rouge_et_noir__trente-et-quarante  a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number
     subtype:  #rummy__rum  a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
        subtype:  #gin_rummy__ginrummy__gin__knock_rummy__knockrummy  a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
        subtype:  #canasta__basket_rummy__meld  a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank
           subtype:  #bolivia  a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
           subtype:  #samba  a form of canasta using three decks and six jokers
     subtype:  #patience__solitaire  a card game played by one person
        subtype:  #canfield  a form of solitaire that involves gambling
        subtype:  #Russian_bank__crapette  solitaire with two players using separate packs
     subtype:  #short_whist__whist__longwhist  a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
        subtype:  #dummy_whist  a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
        subtype:  #hearts__Black_Maria  a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades
  subtype:  #table_game__tablegame  a game that is played on a table
     subtype:  #table_tennis__Ping-Pong  a game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
     subtype:  #dominoes__dominos__domino  any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
     subtype:  #nim  game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
     subtype:  #billiards__billiard  any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
     subtype:  #pocket_billiards__pool  any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
        subtype:  #snooker  a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
     subtype:  #bar_billiards__barbilliard__bagatelle  (British) a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
  subtype:  #parlor_game__parlour_game__parlourgame  a game suitable for playing in a parlor
     subtype:  #word_game  any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words
        subtype:  #anagrams  a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters
        subtype:  #Scrabble  (trademark) a game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle
     subtype:  #board_game__boardgame  a game played on a specially designed board
        subtype:  #backgammon  a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
        subtype:  #checkers__draughts  a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
        subtype:  #chess_game__chessgame__chess__ches  a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
           subtype:  #shogi  (Japanese) a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces
        subtype:  #Chinese_checkers__Chinese_chequers  a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point
        subtype:  #darts__dart  a game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard
        subtype:  #go_game__go  (Japanese) a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
        subtype:  #halma  a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases
        subtype:  #lotto__bingo__beano__keno  a game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
        subtype:  #ludo  (British) a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice
        subtype:  #Mah-Jongg__mahjong  Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
        subtype:  #Monopoly  (trademark) a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
        subtype:  #pachisi  an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board
           subtype:  #Parcheesi  (trademark) a modern board game based on pachisi
        subtype:  #shovel_board__shove-halfpenny__shovehalfpenny__shove-ha'penny__shoveha'penny  (British) a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark
        subtype:  #ticktacktoe__ticktacktoo__tic-tac-toe__tictactoe__tit-tat-toe__tittattoe__noughts_and_crosses__noughtsandcrosse  a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does
  subtype:  #game_of_chance__gambling_game  a game that involves gambling
     subtype:  #fantan  a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4
     subtype:  #lottery.game_of_chance__drawing  players buy chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
        subtype:  #tombola  (British) a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
        subtype:  #numbers_pool__numberspool__numbers_game__numbersgame__numbers_racket__numbersracket__numbers__number  an illegal daily lottery
        subtype:  #raffle  a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money
        subtype:  #sweepstake__sweepstakes__sweepstake  a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants
     subtype:  #crap_shooting__craps__crap__crap_game  a gambling game using two dice
     subtype:  #roulette  a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
     subtype:  #banking_game__bankinggame  any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer

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