A game is a recreational activity with a set of rules.

Game or games may also refer to:

People

People with the surname

  • Abram Games (1914–1996, London), British graphic designer
  • Philip Game (1876–1961), British military leader and Governor of New South Wales, Australia
  • William Game (1853–1932), first batsman to score a century for Oxford against Cambridge

People with the stagename

  • The Game (rapper) (born 1979), or Game, an American rapper

Animals

  • Game (dog), a quality of fighting dogs that are selectively bred and trained to fight
  • Game (hunting), any non-domesticated animal hunted for food or sport

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

  • Game (1993 film), a Hindi film
  • Game (2002 film), a Tamil film
  • Game (2003 film), a Japanese film
  • Game (2006 film), a Telugu film
  • Game (2011 film), an action Hindi-language film
  • Game (2014 film), a Bengali film
  • Game (2016 film), a Kannada-language film
  • Game (2017 film), an American sport drama film
  • Games (film), a 1967 film starring James Caan

Literature

  • Game (play), a 2015 British play by Mike Bartlett
  • "Game", a short story by Donald Barthelme
  • Games, a 1967 novel by Hal Ellson

Music

Groups

  • Ford & Lopatin, formerly known as Games, an American band

Albums

  • G.A.M.E., a 2006 album by Game
  • Game (KHM album), 2002
  • Game (Perfume album), 2008
  • Game (Flow album), 2004
  • Game (Nikolay Baskov album), 2016
  • Games (Leo Ku album), 2003
  • Games (University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One album)
  • Game, an album by Piano Squall
  • Games, an album by Larry Fast
  • Games, an EP by Claire, or the title song

Songs

  • "Games" (Chuckii Booker song), 1992
  • "Games" (Luke Bryan song), 2015
  • "Games" (New Kids on the Block song), 1991
  • "Game", a song by BoA from the 2010 album Hurricane Venus
  • "Game", a song by Adonxs from the 2022 album Age of Adonxs
  • "Game", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki, the B-side of the single Inspire
  • "Game", a song by Doja Cat from the 2018 album Amala
  • "Game", a song by Jme from the 2015 album Integrity
  • "Games", a song by Demi Lovato from the 2017 album Tell Me You Love Me
  • "Games", a song by The Strokes from the 2011 album Angles
  • "Games", a song by Cher from the 1982 album I Paralyze, later covered by Tina Turner
  • "Games", a song by the Jonas Brothers from Jonas Brothers
  • "Games", a song by Tessa Violet from the 2019 album Bad Ideas
  • "Games", a song by Lennon Stella from the 2020 album Three. Two. One.

Periodicals

  • Games (magazine), an American game and puzzle magazine
  • GamesTM, a magazine

Television

  • MBC Game, a defunct South Korean television channel
  • "Games" (House), a 2007 episode of House
  • "Games" (seaQuest DSV), a 1993 episode of seaQuest DSV
  • "Games", a Series G episode of the television series QI (2009)

Brands and enterprises

  • Game (retailer), a major British video game retailer
  • Game, a South African general retailer, operated by Massmart (a subsidiary of Wal-Mart)

Mathematics and science

  • Game theory, the study of mathematical models of strategic interactions
  • Game form, a strategic interaction between individuals in game theory
  • Games, a mathematical superset of surreal numbers
  • Game, a common counterproductive social interaction in transactional analysis

Sports

  • Game, a segment of a pickleball match
  • Game, a segment of a tennis match

Other uses

  • Game (grape), also known as Gamé, another name for the wine grape Blaufränkisch
  • game – The German Games Industry Association
  • Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science, an early college entrance program
  • Ludi Romani, or Roman Games, a religious festival in ancient Rome
  • Mind games, a form of covert psychological influence

See also

  • Gamble (disambiguation)
  • Game Over (disambiguation)
  • Gamer (disambiguation)
  • Gaming (disambiguation)
  • Gaming the system
  • Let the Game Begin
  • Let the Games Begin (disambiguation)
  • Summer Games (disambiguation)
  • The Game (disambiguation)
  • Video game
  • Video Games (disambiguation)
  • Winter games (disambiguation)