types:
hockey,
hockey game,
ice hockey
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
tetherball
a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
water polo
a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
night game
a game played under artificial illumination at night
golf,
golf game
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
croquet
a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
paintball
a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
horseshoes,
quoits
a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
shovelboard,
shuffleboard
a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
field game
an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
handball
a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
racquetball
a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
fives
a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
jai alai,
pelota
a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
badminton
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
basketball,
basketball game,
hoops
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
deck tennis
game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
netball
a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
lawn tennis,
tennis
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
pallone
an Italian game similar to tennis