Senet the first known board game, made in ancient Egypt.

Go. Invented in China, it passed to Korea and Japan

This simple pie chart illustrates the timeline for the history of games.

1895 painting by Paul Cézanne depicting a card game.

Tug of war is an easily organized, impromptu game that requires little equipment

A game is something that people often do for fun. It is different from work. Many sports are games, and there are many professional sports. In those cases, there is money to be made, because it is a type of entertainment.