# What is a game?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563049>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 5, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563049 "2010-12-05T18:18:30Z")\
**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, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563049/1 "2010-12-05T18:18:30Z")

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

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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, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563049/2 "2010-12-05T18:19:33Z")

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Still having problems.

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**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-game/563049/3 "2010-12-05T18:26:27Z")

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-sigh- That I just lost it.