Types of games

focus on finding solution to a problematic situation

Adventure games

e.g. using dice, and following rules

Board games

economical features and problem solving

Business games

flashcards and flip cards, primary device: cards

Card game

concerning with armed with guns and weapons

Combat games

formulating and trying out solutions

Logic games

challenging creativity and resourcefulness

Puzzle games

imitating the real situations

Simulation games

thinking wisely and use strategy to solve problems

Strategy games

recognition, production and analysis of words

Word games

computer game

a game that is played on a computer, in which the pictures that appear on the screen are controlled by pressing keys or moving a joystick

escape games

are a subgenre of point-and-click adventure game which requires a player to escape from imprisonment by exploiting their surroundings

singing games

are an activity based on a particular verse or rhyme, usually associated with a set of actions and movements. They have been studied by folklorists, ethnologists and psychologists and are seen as important part of childhood culture. The same term is also used for a form of video game that involves singing

roleplay games

are games in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting

arcade games

coin-operated entertainment machines typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades

guessing games

discover some kind of information, such as a word, a phrase, a title, or the identity or location of an object

handheld console games

games played on a handheld consoles

daring games

involve daring one or more participants to engage in activity detrimental to them

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena

is a subgenre of strategy video games that originated as a subgenre of real-time strategy in which each player controls a single character, usually on a map in an isometric perspective, as part of a team competing against another team of players

mobile games

played on a feature phone, smartphone/tablet, smartwatch, PDA, portable media player or graphing calculator

console games

played on devices people use specifically to play video games

Drinking games

result in the consumption of large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time

conversation games

teach strategies to help a child include others in conversation