Game
Game a contest in which one player or side serves throughout. The first contestant to take four points wins the game, but the margin of victory must be at least two points. Scoring follows the sequence, fifteen-thirty-forty-game. If both players or sides reach forty, it‟s called deuce. See also advantage, deuce, set, match (tennis) game a field hockey is made up of two halves, each 35 minutes in major contests, with a half-time intermission of 5 to 10 minutes. See also overtime (hockey) game a table tennis game ends when one player has scored at least 11 or 21 points and at least 2 more than the opposing player. International rules now call for an 11-point game, but the 21-point game is still often used in informal player. See deuce (table tennis) game a water polo game consists of four periods of 7 minutes each, with a 2-minute interval between periods. If the score is tied after the fourth period, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each, with a 1-minute interval. If the score is still tied, a penalty shootout is used to determine the outcome (water polo) game 1. A sporting or other activity in which players compete against each other by following a fixed set of rules 2, an occasion when a competitive game is played 3. In sports such as tennis, a subsection of play that goes towards making up a set or match 4. The total number of points needed to win a contest (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 93P.) Game 1. An activity in which people compete with each other using skill, strength or luck 2.Animals which are hunted and killed for sport and food. 3. Food from animals such as deer or pheasants, which have been hunted and killed (dict. Of leis., Trav. And tour., 2008, 132P.)
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