1 | Games are an age-old way of passing time with friends and fleecing strangers for money. |
2 | |
3 | See also CompetitionIndex. |
4 | ---- |
5 | !!Types of Games: |
6 | [[index]] |
7 | * UsefulNotes/{{Arcade Game}}s: Games played on a special booth in a public arcade. |
8 | * {{Audio Game}}s: Games specifically designed to be played without the use of graphics. |
9 | * ParlorGames: The oldest genre of social games, requiring no special equipment. |
10 | * PlayByPostGames: A Roleplaying Game played over the Internet. |
11 | * PuzzleGames |
12 | * TabletopGames |
13 | ** BoardGames: From ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' to [[TabletopGame/{{Chess}} chess]], the classic test of skill and wits between friends and foes alike. |
14 | *** EuroGame: A recent style in board gaming, first becoming widely popular with the mid-1990s success of ''The Settlers of Catan''. |
15 | *** [[WarGaming War Games]]: Board games that attempt to simulate realistic military conflict. Many are infamous for having LoadsAndLoadsOfRules (and cardboard counters). ''Advanced Squad Leader'' is probably the most famous example. |
16 | ** CardGames: From poker to ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', a way to win money and while away the empty hours. |
17 | *** {{Collectible Card Game}}s are a recently popular variant. |
18 | *** TabletopGame/{{Poker}} is a particularly [[FountainOfMemes famous]] card game.[[/index]] |
19 | ** DexterityGame: A game revolving around physical actions, but not to the extent of becoming a {{Sport|s}}. |
20 | ** Tabletop Miniatures: The intersection of Board Games and Collectible Card Games, featuring ''TabletopGame/HeroClix'', ''VideoGame/MechWarrior'', ''TabletopGame/MageKnight'' and others. They often employ Turn Based Strategy.[[index]] |
21 | ** {{Tabletop RPG}}s |
22 | * [[{{Pinball}} Pinball Games]]: Formerly a type of UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame, but the rise of home collectors and DigitalPinballTables means pinball is more often played outside of arcade-type venues nowadays. |
23 | ** PhysicalPinballTables |
24 | ** DigitalPinballTables |
25 | * {{Sports}}: Perhaps the oldest type of game, sports are often athletic contests with organized rules and objectives. |
26 | * VideoGames: The most recent variety. Video games throw you into enthralling or addictive worlds where you forget yourself for a brief period. Any of the above categories can be translated to this format. Originating with UsefulNotes/{{Arcade Game}}s, subgenres include [[InteractiveFiction Text]], [[AdventureGame Adventure]], {{MUD}}s, {{MMORPG}}s, {{RTS}}, {{FPS}}, and more. |
27 | |
28 | !!Games by Origin |
29 | + JapaneseGames |
30 | |
31 | !!Tropes common to games in general: |
32 | [floatboxright: |
33 | Categories: |
34 | +GameMechanics |
35 | +GamingStatTropes |
36 | +SportsTropes |
37 | +TabletopGameTropes |
38 | ++CollectibleCardGameTropes |
39 | ++TabletopRPGTropes |
40 | +VideoGameTropes |
41 | ++FightingGameTropes |
42 | ++RolePlayingGame Tropes |
43 | ++StrategyGameTropes |
44 | ] |
45 | * AreaOfEffect |
46 | * CallingYourShots |
47 | * ChooseAHandicap |
48 | * CombinatorialExplosion |
49 | * DiminishingReturnsForBalance |
50 | * EmergentGameplay |
51 | * FakeDifficulty |
52 | * FakeLongevity |
53 | * FirstPlayerAdvantageMitigation |
54 | * {{Gamebooks}} |
55 | * InstantWinCondition |
56 | * JokeCharacter |
57 | ** LethalJokeCharacter |
58 | * JuniorVariant |
59 | * KingmakerScenario |
60 | ** XMustNotWin |
61 | * LateExportForYou |
62 | * LoadsAndLoadsOfRules |
63 | * MassiveRaceSelection |
64 | * MasterConsole |
65 | * MisereGame |
66 | * NoExportForYou |
67 | * NoPlotNoProblem |
68 | * NoPortForYou |
69 | * NotTheIntendedUse |
70 | * NoUnifiedRuleset |
71 | * ObviousRulePatch |
72 | * PowerEqualsRarity |
73 | * PrestigiousPlayerTitle |
74 | * PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage |
75 | * ReplayValue |
76 | * SanityMeter |
77 | * ScavengerHunt |
78 | * ScrabbleBabble |
79 | * SlidingScaleOfCooperationVsCompetition |
80 | * SlidingScaleOfObjectiveVsSubjectiveGames |
81 | * SocialDeductionGame |
82 | * SplashDamage |
83 | * SplashDamageAbuse |
84 | * SquareRaceRoundClass |
85 | * StockPuzzle |
86 | * StrategicAssetCaptureMechanic |
87 | * ThatOneRule |
88 | * UnendingEndCard |
89 | * VariablePlayerGoals |
90 | * VariantChess |
91 | |
92 | !!In-universe games; games and game-playing as characterization |
93 | * AbsurdlyHighStakesGame |
94 | * ArtisticLicenseStatistics |
95 | * BogglesTheMind |
96 | * {{Calvinball}} |
97 | * CharacterDrivenStrategy |
98 | * ChessMotifs |
99 | * ChessWithDeath |
100 | * {{Cloneopoly}} |
101 | * CosmicChessGame |
102 | * CrazyPeoplePlayChess |
103 | * CunningPeoplePlayPoker |
104 | * DeadlyGame |
105 | * DeepImmersionGaming |
106 | * DefeatingTheCheatingOpponent |
107 | * FictionalBoardGame |
108 | * FiveAcesCheater |
109 | * GameBetweenHeirs |
110 | * GameNightFight |
111 | * GameOfChicken |
112 | * GracefulLoser |
113 | * HideAndSeekHorror |
114 | * HollywoodBoardGames: BoardGame-based {{characterization|Tropes}}. |
115 | * HouseRules |
116 | * HumanChess |
117 | * TheMagicPokerEquation |
118 | * MakeGamesNotWar |
119 | * MostCommonCardGame |
120 | * {{Munchkin}} |
121 | * NewRulesAsThePlotDemands |
122 | * {{Noob}} |
123 | * NoPokerFace |
124 | * PlayerArchetypes |
125 | * PlayingCardMotifs |
126 | ** AceOfSpades |
127 | ** DeadMansHand |
128 | * RulesLawyer |
129 | * RussianRoulette |
130 | * ScrabbleBabble |
131 | * SmartPeoplePlayChess |
132 | * SoreLoser |
133 | * StopHavingFunGuys |
134 | * SurpriseCheckmate |
135 | * ThereAreNoRules |
136 | * UnsportsmanlikeGloating |
137 | [[/index]] |
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