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
