| 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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