Portal:Games
Portal:Games
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A game is a structured type of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games).
Games are sometimes played purely for enjoyment, sometimes for achievement or reward as well. They can be played alone, in teams, or online; by amateurs or by professionals. The players may have an audience of non-players, such as when people are entertained by watching a chess championship. On the other hand, players in a game may constitute their own audience as they take their turn to play. Often, part of the entertainment for children playing a game is deciding who is part of their audience and who is a player. A toy and a game are not the same. Toys generally allow for unrestricted play whereas games present rules for the player to follow.
Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational, or psychological role. (Full article...)
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Wizards of the Coast LLC (WotC (/ˈwɒtˌsiː/) or Wizards) is an American publisher of games, most of which are based on fantasy and science-fiction themes, and formerly an operator of games retail stores. In 1999, toy manufacturer Hasbro acquired the company and currently operates it as a subsidiary. During a February 2021 reorganization of Hasbro, WotC became the lead part of a new division called "Wizards & Digital".
WotC was originally a role-playing game (RPG) publisher that in the mid 1990s originated and popularized collectible card games with Magic: The Gathering. It later acquired TSR, publisher of the popular RPG Dungeons & Dragons, and published the licensed Pokémon Trading Card Game. WotC's corporate headquarters is located in Renton, Washington, which is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. (Full article...)Did you know? - show different entries
- ...that in 1967, Mac Hack became the first computer chess program to defeat a person in tournament play?
- ...that a reviewer called the narrator in the game Defenders of Ardania (pictured) "booze-obsessed", with a voice that sounds like "a Dalek doing an impression of Sean Connery"?
- ...that snooker player Stephen Maguire won his first ranking tournament at the 2004 European Open in Malta?
- ...that the Crawford-Gilpin House is alleged to have once changed owners due to being lost as a wager in a poker game?
- ...that The Big Bang Theory episode "The Santa Simulation" features a Christmas-themed Dungeons & Dragons game?
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- Image 1Students using dice to improve numeracy skills. They roll three dice, then use basic math operations to combine those into a new number which they cover on the board. The goal is to cover four squares in the row. (from Game)
- Image 2A group playing a tabletop RPG. The GM is at left using a cardboard screen to hide dice rolls from the players. (from Role-playing game)
- Image 3 Men Playing Board Games, from The Sougandhika Parinaya Manuscript (from Board game)
- Image 6Association football is a popular sport worldwide.
- Image 7A fantasy LARP group (from Role-playing game)
- Image 8Ancient Egyptian senet game board inscribed for Amenhotep III with separate sliding drawer, from 1390 to 1353 BC, made of glazed faience, dimensions: 5.5 × 7.7 × 21 cm, in the Brooklyn Museum (New York City) (from Game)
- Image 9The board game Monopoly is licensed in 103 countries and printed in 37 languages. (from Board game)
- Image 10The Mansion of Happiness (1843) (from Board game)
- Image 13The modern German board game Catan is printed in 30 languages and sold 15 million by 2009. (from Board game)
- Image 17Backgammon is a game of skill. Strategy can give players advantages, but there is also an element of chance. (from Game of skill)
- Image 21An adventurer finds a teleportation portal while exploring a dungeon in the role-playing video game Falcon's Eye. (from Role-playing game)
- Image 25Chinese mother-of-pearl gambling tokens used in scoring and bidding of card games. (from Card game)
- Image 26Tug of war is an easily organized, impromptu game that requires little equipment. (from Game)
- Image 27Han dynasty glazed pottery tomb figurines playing liubo, with six sticks laid out to the side of the game board (from Board game)
- Image 29The number of board games published by year (1944–2017), as listed on BoardGameGeek. Expansion sets for existing games are marked in orange. (from Board game)
- Image 30Patolli game being watched by Macuilxochitl as depicted on page 048 of the Codex Magliabechiano (from Board game)
- Image 31Historically, card games such as whist and contract bridge were opportunities for quiet socializing, as shown in this 1930s magic lantern slide photo taken in Seattle, Washington. (from Card game)
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