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  • 1Game mechanics — are constructs of rules intended to produce an enjoyable game or gameplay. All games use mechanics; however, theories and styles differ as to their ultimate importance to the game. In general, the process and study of game design are efforts to… …

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  • 2Game of the Century (college football) — The phrase Game of the Century is a superlative that has been applied to several college football contests played in the 20th century, the first full century of college football in the United States. It is a subjective term applied by… …

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  • 3Game mechanic — A game mechanic is a construct of s intended to produce an enjoyable game or gameplay. All games use mechanics; however, theories and styles differ as to their ultimate importance to the game. In general, the process and study of game design is… …

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  • 4game theory — a mathematical theory that deals with strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses within prescribed constraints, as the rules of a card game: widely applied in the solution of various decision making problems, as those of military… …

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  • 5Play Your Cards Right — Infobox Television show name = Play Your Cards Right caption = Play Your Cards Right Logo (1994–1999) format = Game Show picture format = 4:3 (1980–1999) 16:9 (2002–2003) runtime = 30mins (inc. comms) creator = starring = Bruce Forsyth channel =… …

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  • 6game — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amusement, diversion, sport, play; contest, match; plan, purpose; prey (see pursuit). See contention, chance, animal. adj., slang, sporty, gritty, plucky. See courage, resolution. II (Roget …

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  • 7Game of the Generals — Infobox Game | subject name = Game of the Generals image link = image caption = The initial layout in the Game of the Generals . Since the players are free to place the pieces according to their strategy, notice that the white pieces do not have… …

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  • 8Game Revolution — Infobox Website name = Game Revolution url = http://www.gamerevolution.com commercial = Yes type = Video Games owner = Net Revolution Inc. author = Duke Ferris launch date = April 1996 current status = ActiveGame Revolution (formerly Game… …

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  • 9Sale of the Century (US game show) — infobox television show name = $ale of the Century format = Game show runtime = 30 minutes per episode creator = William Jones Al Howard company = William Jones Al Howard Productions (1969 1974) Reg Grundy Productions (1983 1989) country = USA… …

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  • 10Skat (card game) — This article is about the German card game. For the American draw and discard card game, see Thirty one (game). Skat A picture of four Unters of German cards …

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