0 an entertaining activity or sport, especially one played by children, or the equipment needed for such an activity:
a board game
the games teacher
It's games this afternoon.
the Olympic/Commonwealth Games
Love is just a game to him.
2 wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport:
game birds
3 willing to do things that are new, difficult, or that involve risks:
4 to use the rules of a system in order to get what you want, in a way that is slightly dishonest:
5 an entertaining activity, esp. one played by children, or a sports competition:
a baseball/basketball/football/soccer game
I told the children to put away their toys and games (= equipment for an entertaining activity).
Search dogs do an important job, but it’s just a game to the dog (= something that is done for fun).
Not telling the whole truth is one of the games that people play (= one of the ways in which they behave in order to get an advantage).
I’m ahead, 3 games to 2.
7 willing to do something, esp something different, new, or slightly dangerous:
8 a particular type of business activity:
9 to know more about what is happening in a particular area of business than the people or companies you are competing against:
Our research and development program ensures that we're ahead of the game.
10 to be involved in an activity or situation that you have not experienced before:
The company is new to the political advertising game.
11 used to tell someone that you know what their secret activities or plans are and that they cannot continue:
After the game, the players were tired and demoralized.
At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.
Your jigsaw puzzles and games are all mixed up together in that box. Shall we sort them out?
Take the three-person game introduced above and suppose the players' beliefs are as specified.
Hence, it is difficult to explain why players would conceive of the simultaneous move game in sequential terms.
Here, altruistic players always do better than selfish players if they are fully altruistic or if the game is symmetric.
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