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alt title(s): Gaming Tropes; Games
Games are an age old way of passing time with friends and fleecing strangers for money. The most common categories are:

  • Board Games: From Monopoly to chess, the classic test of skill and wits between friends and foes alike.
  • Card Games: From poker to Magic The Gathering, a way to win money and while away the empty hours.
  • Parlor Games: The oldest genre of social games, requiring no special equipment.
  • Tabletop Miniatures: The intersection of Board Games and Collectible Card Games, featuring Hero Clix, Mech Warrior, Mage Knight and others.
  • Tabletop Games: 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.
  • 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: