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Game - Learn American English Online
A game is a fun activity. There might be rules and a formal place for a game, but games don’t always have rules or a structure. There are many different types of games.
Would you like to play a game?
Monopoly is a fun board game.
Chess is a game of strategy.
Roulette is a game of luck.
Baseball is a sport, but it’s also a game.
Professional baseball teams play about 160 games per season.
Football is a game that’s played on a field.
Basketball is a game that’s played on a court.
Children play all sorts of games, such as hide-and-seek, tag, and hopscotch. (These are not sports.)
Some games have complicated sets of rules; other games have simple rules.
The Summer Olympic Games are played every four years and attract competitors from all over the world.
There are some other ways to use the word "game."
If you try to game the system, you are trying to do something that is a little dishonest.
There are some people who receive assistance from the government and try to game the system.
A person who plays games at work might try to create negative situations for coworkers.
Our boss is a person who doesn’t like to play games. He’s very honest with his employees.
A person who plays mind games tries to fool or outwit another person. Mind games are regarded as being somewhat rude or inappropriate.
War games are military exercises in which soldiers pretend to fight against an enemy.
A person who plays a lot of video games on a computer or through a video console is called a gamer.
When you put on your game face, that means you are ready to compete.
Are you game? If you are game, that means you are ready to do something.
Game on! (I’m ready.)
The word "game" is sometimes used in reference to wild animals.
A game park is an enclosed area where hunters can shoot at and kill wild animals.
Game meat is the meat that comes from an animal such as a tiger, a bear, or a deer.
If something tastes gamy, it tastes like game meat. This type of meat has a very strong taste. (Some people find game meat to be very disagreeable in taste and odor.)
I don’t like to eat shark meat. It tastes too gamy.
