Games are an age old way of passing time with friends and fleecing strangers for money. The most common categories are:

* BoardGames: From Monopoly to chess, the classic test of skill and wits between friends and foes alike.
* CardGames: From poker to ''MagicTheGathering'', a way to win money and while away the empty hours.
* ParlorGames: The oldest genre of social games, requiring no special equipment.
* Tabletop Miniatures: The intersection of Board Games and CollectibleCardGames, featuring ''HeroClix'', ''MechWarrior'', ''MageKnight'' and others.
* TabletopGames: Whether you are role-playing an ancient mage or a fighter pilot for the Zarlon empire, these allow you to sit among friends and act out your fantasies.
* [[VideoGameTropes Video Games]]: The most recent innovation, and arguably the most popular. Video games throw you into enthralling or addictive worlds where you forget yourself for a brief period. Any of the above categories can be and have been translated to this format.

Tropes common to games in general:

* ChooseYourOwnAdventure
* CritterCruft
* DeepImmersionGaming
* DiminishingReturnsForBalance
* ExtraTurn
* KingmakerScenario
* {{Kwyjibo}}
* LoadsAndLoadsOfRules
* NoExportForYou
* ObligatoryTropeOverdosedReference
* ObviousRulePatch
* PlayerArchetypes
* PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage
* PowerEqualsRarity
* RogueElephant
* SanityMeter
* [[{{ptitler4e1mm02}} Screw The Rules, I Have Plot!]]
* SmartPeoplePlayChess
* VariantChess
* YouFailStatisticsForever
----
<<|{{Media}}|>>
<<|{{Tropes}}|>>