GAMES: KINDS AND ITS HISTORY
When life gives you lemon, one of the best ways to escape from the stressful and boring daily activities are playing games. Games have always been inseparable from human lives since its first existence, considering the joy that games bring to its player. When does it begin and what are the types of games that exist now? Here’s various types of games that can be put into your game recommendation list.
Video Game
Video game is one of the most famous types of game that has been around since the first time it was introduced to the world in October 1958 by Physicist William Higinbotham. Usually, video games are equipped with a digital interface as its primary element. Some of the examples of video games are Tetris, Pacman, Sonic, Minecraft, and also The Sims.
Board Game
Board games have been around since ancient times. So long, that even the British museum found that the first board game called “The Royal Game of Ur” originated from Mesopotamia 4,600 years ago. Board game is basically a game that you play on a two dimensional playing surface. Kinds of board games that we might feel familiar with are chess, Monopoly, Jenga, as well as ludo.
Life – Adventure Game
Life-adventure game was first released in 1988. Introduced by John Wilson with the game called “Behind The Closed Door”. Nowadays, life-adventure games are more known as escape room. Players of this game are locked into the room and have to solve the riddle or puzzle that they’ve chosen based on the theme and story that’s provided. Several places that offer the experience of escape room are Pandora Experience, Totem Room, Xcape, House of Trap, etc.
Card Game
Beginning in the 1310s in Europe presumably in Italy or Spain, card games have developed into a game that cannot be passed out in gathering. The first card game that’s played is a hand-painted card, making it expensive and most likely played by the riches. In the present days, everyone can play card games and there are plenty of options for card games. Such as bridge, Uno, and domino.
Lawn Game
Lawn games or outdoor games have been around since the Renaissance period. It Began in England with lawn bowls as its first game that expanded to Italy known as Bocce. Played by multiplayer, lawn games required physical activities considering the needs to move around while playing. Thus, physical strength and effort are needed in lawn games. Few types of lawn games are croquet, bocce balls, mini golf, jarts (lawn darts), and more.
Those above are games and their origins. Now that we know the history of each game, it added bits of information about our knowledge regarding games. Other than that, the list of games in this article can be a recommendation list for a game to play in the future.
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