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table game

DEFINITIONS OF: table game

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n a game that is played on a table

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Ping-Pong, table tennis
a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
dominoes, dominos
any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
nim
game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
billiards
any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
pocket billiards, pool
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
bagatelle, bar billiards
a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
snooker
a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
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game
a contest with rules to determine a winner
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