Games - Games of Skill

Here you will learn some English words related to games of skill such as "twister", "darts", and "foosball".

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Twister [noun]

a game where players spin a wheel to place body parts on colored circles, creating a tangled challenge

a skill-based amusement game where players use a handheld wand to navigate along a twisted wire without touching it, avoiding triggering a buzzing sound

Ex: The kids took turns playing the wire loop game at the family gathering .

a competitive game where players use handheld infrared-emitting devices to tag opponents' targets, simulating combat scenarios in a safe and fun environment

Ex: I ca n't wait to join my friends for a game of laser tag after school .

a game for children in which players wrap a string around their fingers and try to make different designs

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Jenga [noun]

a physical and mental skill game that was first created in the 1980s, played with a set of 54 wooden blocks, which are stacked in a tower formation at the beginning of the game

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a simple game where players take turns trying to toss or roll a penny into a small hole or target, often drawn on the ground or a board, and the player who successfully lands the penny inside the hole wins

Ex: During the break , the workers played a quick round of penny in the hole for fun .

a traditional English game where players try to knock a doll named "Aunt Sally" off a stand by throwing sticks or balls

Ex: Have you ever tried Aunt Sally ?

a fun game where players try to toss rings onto a target, typically a peg or a bottle, to score points based on where the rings land

Ex: We set up a ring toss game in the backyard for the party .

a traditional pub game where players attempt to swing a ring attached to a string onto a hook or bull's horn fixed to a wall, aiming for accuracy and skill in landing the ring on the target

Ex: We spent the afternoon at the festival , and ring the bull was one of our favorite games to play .

a traditional pub game played on a small table with pockets, combining elements of billiards and bagatelle, providing a social and skill-based pastime in pubs and bars

Ex: He is really good at bar billiards , always scoring high points .
darts [noun]

a game in which small pointy objects are thrown at a board to achieve points

Ex: The kids had fun playing darts at the family gathering , though they were using plastic darts .

a table game where players slide weighted pucks to score points in scoring zones, played for fun and competition

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an ancient game played with small objects, typically sheep's knucklebones or metal jacks, where players toss and pick up the pieces in various sequences, providing a traditional and challenging pastime

Ex: The game of knucklebones was popular in ancient times .

a classic game played with a set of thin sticks or straws, where players take turns trying to remove sticks from a pile without disturbing the others, providing a fun and strategic challenge

Ex: It was a quiet afternoon , so we decided to sit down and play pick-up sticks .
foosball [noun]

a table game resembling football in which players attempt to score goals by turning side handles that have figures of football players attached to them

Ex: I ’ve never been great at foosball , but I enjoy playing with my family .

a tabletop game in which two players use paddles to hit a puck back and forth on a low-friction surface, attempting to score goals in each other's net

Ex: My brother is really good at air hockey ; he always wins when we play .

a classic arcade game in which players roll balls up a ramp to try to land them in scoring holes of varying point values

Ex: I used to love playing skee-ball when I was a kid at the carnival .

a hand game where two players simultaneously form one of three shapes with their hands determining the winner based on simple rules: rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper, and paper covers rock

Ex: He won the game with rock-paper-scissors , choosing scissors to cut my paper .

a game that involves rhythmic hand movements and clapping, often accompanied by a song or rhyme, and typically played by two or more players taking turns to perform specific hand gestures and claps in sync with the rhythm

Ex: They were having so much fun with the hand clapping game that they did n’t even notice the time passing .
slide [noun]

a hand game where players try to slide their fingers into certain positions or patterns, following the leader's actions

a hand game where two players simultaneously show either an odd number of fingers or an even number of fingers, and the winner is determined based on the sum of the fingers shown by both players, providing a simple and fun game of chance and decision-making

Ex: Do you want to play odds and evens to see who gets the remote ?

a hand game where two players interlock their thumbs and try to pin down their opponent's thumb for a count of three, similar to traditional wrestling but using only the thumbs

Ex: I won the thumb war , so I get the last slice of pizza !

a hand-clapping game usually accompanied by a rhyme, where two players clap their hands together in a pattern while reciting the rhyme

Ex: She taught her little brother how to do pat-a-cake while they sat on the floor .

a game where players use hand gestures to answer questions or perform dares, often used in conjunction with spoken questions

Ex: We sat in a circle , ready to start a game of truth or dare .