Brick #2: What are the game types?

Games are an exhausting thing after all! They are so many things together! So let's build some games in my computer together! You may think that games = video games. That's a wrong assumption my friend. You see games have many types and can be found in many places and situations.

Some things that need to be clarified before we continue. When we refer to Game Bits, we refer to those small physical parts of a game set that are used in the game. ie Cards are Game Bits of Card Games, Pawns are Game Bits of a Chess Game, so on and so forth.

There are Video Games, that are actually a digital / virtual representation of a real game or just a mere simulation in a virtual life, creating specifically in a computer and are distributed to many platforms, such as the PlayStation , XBox , Wii which are consoles, iPhones, Android, and Windows Phones, considered a mobile game, then there are the classic PC games, all considered video games, ranging from the Atari to MegaDrive, NES , SNES to the high end PS3 , or X360 with Kinect. These are just one type of games.
Also, don't forget the handheld version of these games, you may consider me a console guy if i don't refer to these as well: GameBoy , Nintendo DS , Sony PSP, all belong to the Video Game game type.

There are also Card Games, mostly a deck of physical cards, some company, drinks and let the games commence! You know, games like Poker , Blackjack and UNO are all considered Card games. They can stand on their feet alone as a type of game.

Another variation of a game would be a Playground Game. The imagination and creativity in these games are great! Born from pure childrens' minds and hearts, these games are surprisingly fun and you can see here, that children are game designers at heart! Games like these are played in playgrounds of course, on the street, at school, at home, practically everywhere and most don't require any physical tools to play with!
Classic examples are Red Hands, Hide and Seek, and Tag!

There is more to it, the well know to all, Board Games! Such games require Game Bits on the table, a couple of friends and others have mini avatars, tokens, gems, cards, all kinds of crazy stuff going on!
The age range is wide. You can find such games for 3 year old children as well as 100 year old... ladies and gentlemen! Some examples of a board game you say? Try looking around your room, if you still can't find any, Trivia Pursuit, Monopoly, even Chess, can be considered a board game!

An honourable mention right after Board Games would be Pen'n'Paper Games! Mostly fans of the RPG genre will recognise such games immidiately, such as "Dungeons and Dragons", "World of Darkness" and many many more! All you need is imagination, paper, pen and you can practically live the most epic adventures ever!

Similar to playground games, there are also Party Games. Such games can be ultimately games played by a lot of people together and often don't require any game bits. Simply enough, these games can be "Truth or Dare", "Spin the bottle", "Slap the guy to your right", and of course "Beer Pong"..!

Are we forgetting anything? Why of course, there is a HUUUUGE category of games left untouched until now, try and guess people! Sports! They are a category standing on their own! To support this consider something that takes place every 4 years! That's right! The Olympic Games! Notice the "Games" part? It just clarifies that sports are a type of game all by themselves! Teams, Scoring, Rules, Game Bits! You don't need examples of that now do you? ;)

How many types did we actually cover?

1. Video Games (Console, PC and handheld)
2. Card Games
3. Playground Games
4. Board Games
5. Pen'n'Paper Games
6. Party Games
7. Sports Games

Can you think of more types? As said before, games are no science, they are ART. You are considered an artist if you plan on creating games. Rest your brain for now, and let's see more bricks tomorrow.