Game of skill
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Agame of skillis agamewhere the outcome is determined mainly by mental or physicalskill,rather than chance.[2]
Alternatively, agame of chanceis one where its outcome is strongly influenced by somerandomizingdevice, such asdice,spinning tops,playing cards,roulettewheels, or numbered balls drawn from a container.
While a game of chance may have some skill element to it, chance generally plays a greater role in determining its outcome. A game of skill may also have elements of chance, but skill plays a greater role in determining its outcome.
Some commonly played games of skill and chance include:poker,collectible card games,contract bridge,backgammonandmahjong.[3]
Most games of skill also involve a degree ofchance,due to natural aspects of the environment, a randomizing device (such asdice,playing cardsor acoin flip), orguessingdue toincomplete information.For many games where skill is a component alongside chance, such as card games likepokerbut also some physical games, the skills needed to play the game well include the calculation ofmathematical probabilitiesand the application ofgame theory.Game theory often leads to tactics such asbluffingand other forms ofdeception.
Legal meaning
[edit]The distinction between "chance" and "skill" has legal significance in countries where chance games are treated differently from skill games. The legal distinction is oftenvagueand varies widely from one jurisdiction to the next.
InGermany,whether a game is considered of skill has legal implications with respect to whether wagers on the game's outcome are consideredgamblingor not. For example,pokeris legally considered a game of chance in Germany[4](thus only allowed in casinos), whereas a tournament ofskatis considered a game of skill and competitions with money prizes are allowed.[5]Alternatively, poker has been ruled by a United States federal judge as a game of skill[6]rather than chance.
Examples
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Games of skill requiring special equipment (selection)
[edit]With the increasing spread ofcomputer games,a lot ofsoftwareof this genre was also created. Originally, these were mainly so-calledjump'n'rungames. However, the range has long since expanded and now also includes games with a greater strategic component, for example the variousTetrisvariants. In contrast to the non-virtual skill game, which usually involves the entire body, eye-hand coordination is required here. Encouraging player responsiveness and imagination is controversial. Nevertheless, various online skill games and jump'n'run adventures also find a place in child psychotherapeutic work.[7][8]
See also
[edit]- Casino game
- Game of chance
- Game of dares
- Mind sport
- Matching game
- Memory sport
- Strategy game
- List of types of games
References
[edit]- ^Solly, Meilan."The Best Board Games of the Ancient World".Smithsonian Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on 25 February 2020.Retrieved25 February2020.
- ^Dervishi, Kay (2019-06-18)."Other games of chance and skill on Albany's agenda".CSNY.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-05-18.Retrieved2018-06-25.
- ^David Carter (9 November 2010).Money Games: Profiting from the Convergence of Sports and Entertainment.Stanford University Press. pp. 169–.ISBN978-0-8047-7679-0.
- ^"Poker".Administration ofSaxony.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-06-24.Retrieved2019-12-07.
- ^A. C. Spapens; Toine Spapens; Alan Littler; Cyrille Fijnaut (2008).Crime, Addiction and the Regulation of Gambling.BRILL. p. 143.ISBN978-90-04-17218-0.
- ^Secret, Mosi (21 August 2012)."Poker, a Game of Skill, Is Not Truly Gambling, a Judge Rules".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-06-26.Retrieved2018-06-25.
- ^Rainer Koch-Möhr:Computer in der Kinderpsychotherapie. Über den Einsatz von Computerspielen in der Erziehungsberatung.In:Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie,Year 47 (1998), Issue 6, pp. 416–425.
- ^"Computerspiele zur Förderung der kindlichen Entwicklung".Archivedfrom the original on 2022-11-03.Retrieved2022-11-03.
External links
[edit]Media related toPhysical-skill gamesat Wikimedia Commons