# What is a game?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563047>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 5, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563047 "2010-12-05T18:06:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563047/1 "2010-12-05T18:06:53Z")

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Somebody uses the word game with no further context. What do you think of us as the first meaning of a game?

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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563047/2 "2010-12-05T18:12:04Z")

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If someone just said “game” like “I play games” I’d assume they meant video games.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563047/3 "2010-12-05T18:14:39Z")

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Sorry. Ignore this thread. My computer had some issues in the middle of me setting up a poll. I’ll start over.