1. Games

2. What is a game?
An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime. (ex: party games; word games)
A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules. (ex: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy)
A single instance of such an activity. (ex:We lost the first game)

3. Components – Equipment, parts (Hardware of the game)
A game always has…
Components – Equipment, parts (Hardware of the game)
Rules- How the game is to be played

4. Criteria of a Game
Game Rules
Goal
The course of the game is never the same – chance
Competition

5. They are the “laws” that govern the game
Rules
“Heart” of the game
Explains the game
They are the “laws” that govern the game

6. The victory condition or requirement
Goal
The victory condition or requirement
The strategy needed to win the game.

7. The course of the game is never the same
Games are based primarily on chance (like using dice; dealing cards, moving at the same time, high number of move options).

8. Players compete in a game Winner and losers
Competition
Players compete in a game
Winner and losers
Measurement of the game results