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A game of skill is a game
Game

A game is a structured wiktionary:activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from Manual labour, which is usually carried out for wiktionary:remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas....
 where the outcome is determined mainly by mental and/or physical skill
Skill

A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills....
, rather than by pure chance.

One benefit of games of skill is that they are a means of exploring one's own capabilities. Games encourage the player to look at, understand, and experience things. They teach people lessons about themselves and possibly the world, and allow such insights to be passed on to others.

Most games of skill also involve a degree of chance
Game of chance

A game of chance is a game whose outcome is strongly influenced by some randomness device, and upon which contestants frequently wager money. Common devices used include dice, spinning tops, playing cards, roulette wheels or numbered balls drawn from a container....
, due to nature, a randomizing device (such as dice
Dice

A die is a small polyhedron object, usually cubic, used for generating Statistical randomnesss or other symbols. This makes dice suitable as gambling devices, especially for craps or sic bo, or for use in non-gambling tabletop games....
, playing cards, a coin flip, or a random number generator) or guessing
Guessing game

A guessing game is a game in which the Object is to guess some kind of information, such as a word, a phrase, a title, or the location of an object....
 by the players.

The distinction between 'chance' and 'skill' has legal significance in countries where chance games are treated differently than skill games.






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A game of skill is a game
Game

A game is a structured wiktionary:activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from Manual labour, which is usually carried out for wiktionary:remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas....
 where the outcome is determined mainly by mental and/or physical skill
Skill

A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills....
, rather than by pure chance.

One benefit of games of skill is that they are a means of exploring one's own capabilities. Games encourage the player to look at, understand, and experience things. They teach people lessons about themselves and possibly the world, and allow such insights to be passed on to others.

Most games of skill also involve a degree of chance
Game of chance

A game of chance is a game whose outcome is strongly influenced by some randomness device, and upon which contestants frequently wager money. Common devices used include dice, spinning tops, playing cards, roulette wheels or numbered balls drawn from a container....
, due to nature, a randomizing device (such as dice
Dice

A die is a small polyhedron object, usually cubic, used for generating Statistical randomnesss or other symbols. This makes dice suitable as gambling devices, especially for craps or sic bo, or for use in non-gambling tabletop games....
, playing cards, a coin flip, or a random number generator) or guessing
Guessing game

A guessing game is a game in which the Object is to guess some kind of information, such as a word, a phrase, a title, or the location of an object....
 by the players.

The distinction between 'chance' and 'skill' has legal significance in countries where chance games are treated differently than skill games. The legal distinction is often vague and varies widely from one jurisdiction to the next.

See also

  • Game
    Game

    A game is a structured wiktionary:activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from Manual labour, which is usually carried out for wiktionary:remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas....
  • Game of chance
    Game of chance

    A game of chance is a game whose outcome is strongly influenced by some randomness device, and upon which contestants frequently wager money. Common devices used include dice, spinning tops, playing cards, roulette wheels or numbered balls drawn from a container....
  • Casino games
  • Puzzle
    Puzzle

    A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle one is intended to piece together objects in a logical way in order to come up with the desired shape, picture or solution....
  • List of types of games
    List of types of games

    Main types...