table game

/ˌteɪbəl geɪm/

Other forms: table games

Definitions of table game

1. noun

   a game that is played on a table
   types:

   Ping-Pong, 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

   type of:

   game

   a contest with rules to determine a winner