a contest with rules to determine a winner

a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball

any of several games played with small rectangular blocks

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

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

any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets