Qué (quién) es games - definición
![[[Parcheesi]] is an American adaptation of a [[Pachisi]], originating in India.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clann.jpg?width=200 "[[Parcheesi]] is an American adaptation of a [[Pachisi]], originating in India.")
![checkers]] pieces.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Game pieces.jpg?width=200 "checkers]] pieces.")
![Ancient Egyptian gaming 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)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep III with Separate Sliding Drawer, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.,49.56a-b.jpg?width=200 "Ancient Egyptian gaming 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)")
![''Playing Cards'', by [[Theodoor Rombouts]], 17th century](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kaartspelers, Theodoor Rombouts, 17de eeuw, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, 358.jpg?width=200 "''Playing Cards'', by [[Theodoor Rombouts]], 17th century")
![Courtauld nstitute of Art]] (London)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paul Cézanne, 1892-95, Les joueurs de carte (The Card Players), 60 x 73 cm, oil on canvas, Courtauld Institute of Art, London.jpg?width=200 "Courtauld nstitute of Art]] (London)")
![Children's Games]]'', 1560, [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Children’s Games - Google Art Project.jpg?width=200 "Children's Games]]'', 1560, [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]]")
![''The Card Players'' by [[Lucas van Leyden]] (1520) depicting a multiplayer card game.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Card Players by Lucas van Leyden.jpg?width=200 "''The Card Players'' by [[Lucas van Leyden]] (1520) depicting a multiplayer card game.")
![1475–1480}}, paper with pen, ink, opaque paint, glazes, applied silver and gold, in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] from New York City](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The oldest full deck of playing cards known (DT206401).jpg?width=200 "1475–1480}}, paper with pen, ink, opaque paint, glazes, applied silver and gold, in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] from New York City")
![[[Tug of war]] is an easily organized, impromptu game that requires little equipment](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tug-of-war.jpg?width=200 "[[Tug of war]] is an easily organized, impromptu game that requires little equipment")
Wikipedia
A game is a structured form 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.
Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known games.
