This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[AS., games, joy, pleasure.] A term applied to certain physical exercises and mental recreations, distinguished as games of chance and games of skill. The physical games are such as cricket, football, billiards, golf, etc., the mental are card games, chess, draughts, backgammon, etc.
 
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