Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel

Alexander, Conel Hugh O'Donel (1909-1974), was an Irish international chess master. He won the... More >>

Backgammon

Backgammon, BAK gam uhn, is a game for two people played with a rectangular board and dice. The... More >>

Bowlplaying

Bowlplaying is an Irish game played with an iron ball on a road. The game is sometimes called... More >>

Charlton, Eddie

Charlton, Eddie (1929-2004), an Australian snooker player, set a world record running break of... More >>

Checkers

Checkers is a game played on a checkerboard by two people. It is also called draughts (pronounced... More >>

Chess

Chess is a game of skill in which two players move objects called men on a board divided into... More >>

Crossword puzzle

Crossword puzzle is a popular word game. It is commonly played on a diagram of black and white... More >>

Darts

Darts is a game in which the players throw darts at a target called a dartboard. A regulation... More >>

Dominoes

Dominoes, DOM uh nohz, are small, flat, oblong tiles used to play a variety of games. Dominoes... More >>

Fives

Fives is a simple British ball game for two players. Using a gloved hand, each player takes turns... More >>

French cricket

French cricket is a simple game especially popular with children that requires only a cricket bat... More >>

Game

Game is a mental or physical contest played according to rules. People have played games since... More >>

Jacks

Jacks, also called jackstones, is the name of a children's game played with small metal objects... More >>

Kasparov, Garry

Kasparov, kuh SPAHR awf, Garry (1963-...), a Russian chess player, became the youngest world... More >>

Lindrum, Walter

Lindrum, Walter (1898-1960), was an Australian billiards player who dominated his sport for... More >>