1) A game is a competitive activity or sport played according to rules. It can refer to individual contests, as well as full episodes or periods of play. 2) Games are also activities engaged in for amusement, whether board games, video games, or other pastimes. 3) There are many types of games, including upland game like pheasants and rabbits, big game like elk and deer, waterfowl like ducks and geese, and furbearers like foxes and beavers that are hunted for food or sport.

1. game1
geɪm/
noun
plural noun: games
1. 1.
a form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules.
synonyms: match, contest, tournament, meeting, sports meeting, meet, event,athletic
event, fixture, tie, cup tie, test match, final, cup final, play-off;More
o a meeting for sporting contests.
"the Olympic Games"
o BRITISH
athletics or sports as a lesson or activity at school.
"in order to be popular, you had to be good at games"
o a person's performance in a game; a person's standard of play.
"Rooks attempted to raise his game to another level"
2. 2.
an activity that one engages in for amusement.
"a computer game"
synony
ms:
pastime, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction,divertissement, recreation, sp
ort, activity, leisure activity; More
o the equipment for a game, especially a board game or a computer game.
"buy your games and software from us"
3. 3.
a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result.
"a baseball game"
o a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match, especially in tennis.
"then came another ace to set up game, set, and match"
o BRIDGE
a score of 100 points for tricks bid and made (the best of three games constituting a
rubber).
4. 4.
informal
a type of activity or business regarded as a game.
"he was in the restaurant game for the glamour"
o a secret and clever plan or trick.
"I was on to his little game"
synonyms: scheme, plot, ploy, stratagem, strategy, gambit, cunning plan,master plan, grand
design, crafty designs, tactics; More
5. 5.
wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food.
"they hunted game in Alaska"
o the flesh of wild mammals or birds, used as food.

2. "a game pie"
synonyms: wild animals, wild fowl, big game; More
verb
3rd person present: games
1. 1.
play at games of chance for money.
"a gaming machine"
synonyms: gamble, bet, place bets, lay bets, wager, stake money; More
o play video or computer games.
"the next generation of gaming consoles"
2. 2.
manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.
"it was very easy for a few big companies to game the system"

3. Types of Game
UPLAND GAME BIG GAME
Hunting Guide Big Game Guide
 Pheasant
 Grouse
 Quail
 Rabbit
 Squirrel
 Partridge
 Elk
 Bighorn Sheep
 Deer
 Antelope
 Turkey -
2013 TurkeyGuide
WATERFOWL FURBEARERS
Waterfowl Guide Hunting Guide
 Waterfowl home page
 Early Canada Goose
 Dark Goose
 White-fronted Goose
 Light Goose Regular
 Light Goose Conservation Action
 Early Teal Season
 Duck-Coot
 Furbearers home page
 Red Fox
 Beaver
 Muskrat
 Mink
 Skunk
 Badger
 Weasel
 Racoon
 Opossum
 Coyote
 Mountain Lion
FALCONRY MIGRATORY
 Falconry  Doves
 Rail
 Snipe
 Woodcock
 Crow