types:
curling
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
bowling,
jeu de boules,
kegelen
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
kegelspel
a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
jeu de boules
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
ijshockey
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
waterpolo
a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
veldspel
an athletic game that is played outdoors
blindemannetje
a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
verstoppertje
a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
hinkelspel,
hinkspel
a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
mikado
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
stoelendans
a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated
postkantoor
a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
vlooienspel
a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
baccarat
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
black jack,
blackjack,
eenentwintigen
a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
bridge,
bridgen
any of various card games based on whist for four players
ecarté
a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
farao,
faro
a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
piket
a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
poker,
pokeren
any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
patience
a card game played by one person
whist,
whisten
a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
pingpong,
tafeltennis
a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
biljart,
biljartspel
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
woordenspel
any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words
bordspel
a game played on a specially designed board