Game of skill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_skill

A game of skill is a game where the outcome is determined mainly by mental and/or physical skill, rather than by pure chance.

One benefit of games of skill is that they are a means of exploring one's own capabilities. Games encourage the player to look at, understand, and experience things. They teach people lessons about themselves and possibly the world, and allow such insights to be passed on to others.

Most games of skill also involve a degree of chance, due to nature, a randomizing device (such as dice, playing cards, a coin flip, or a random number generator) or guessing by the players.

The distinction between 'chance' and 'skill' has legal significance in countries where chance games are treated differently than skill games. The legal distinction is often vague and varies widely from one jurisdiction to the next.

[edit] See also

• Games
• Puzzles
• List of types of games

Categories: Game terminology Skills

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill

A skill (also called talent) is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. For example, in the domain of work, some general skills would include time management, teamwork and leadership, self motivation and others, whereas domain-specific skills would be useful only for a certain job. Skill usually requires a certain environmental stimuli and situation to assess the level of skill being shown and used.

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Interpersonal communication
Speech: listening, talking
Nonverbal communication
Literacy: writing, reading
Motor skills
Walking, arts and crafts, craft, sport

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_game

In a creative game the emphasis is on fun, creativity and exploration rather than on winning. As so often, the border to educational games is fluent. The main difference to educational games is that the player can create new things which are not in a list of given items.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_game

Educational games are games that have been specifically designed to teach people about a certain subject, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand an historical event or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they play.

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