* G — Games played: number of games where the player played, in whole or in part

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The NLCS and ALCS, since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2 – 3 – 2 format: games 1, 2, 6 and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4 and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not.

The ALCS and NLCS, since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2 – 3 – 2 format: Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not.

Bowls is played at the Commonwealth Games ; the last being held in Delhi, India, where Natalie Melmore ( England ) and Robert Weale ( Wales ) won the singles Gold Medals.

A second edition of Bunnies & Burrows was printed in 1982 by Fantasy Games Unlimited, although the continuing popularity of the first edition is evidenced by how it was still being actively played in 2008.

Thus, the first Olympic medals in curling, which at the time was played outside, were awarded for the 1924 Winter Games, with the gold medal won by Great Britain and Ireland, two silver medals by Sweden, and the bronze by France.

After goalie Dominik Hasek played poorly in Games 3 and 4 of the series, both losses, head coach Mike Babcock replaced him with Chris Osgood.

Games may be played by one person for their own entertainment, or by a group of people.

Games may be played for achievement or money such as gambling or bingo.

Games may be geared for children, or may be played outdoors such as lawn bowling.

Field hockey is a sport played internationally by both men and women including the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games, the quadrennial Hockey World Cups, the annual Champions Trophies and World Cups for juniors.

** Games played for the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup.

There is a strong possibility that it will be played at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

Games here are played on trees ( as pictured to the left ).

It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games, selling 70, 000 arcade cabinets.

Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games.

The discus throw is a routine part of most modern track and field meets at all levels and is a sport which is particularly iconic of the Olympic Games.

In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, most of India's male wrestlers were from Haryana.

The city has also hosted seven editions of the National Games of Pakistan, most recently in 2007.

The long jump was considered one of the most difficult of the events held at the Games since a great deal of skill was required.

The Nordic Games Conference, one of the most important events in the game development industry, takes place in Malmö every April / May.

Games played with a piquet deck ( or the equivalent German-or Swiss-suited decks ) are still among the most popular in some parts of Europe.

Games such as fighting games typically have a larger amount of player characters to choose from, with some basic moves available to all or most characters and some unique moves only available to one or a few characters.

The proposals of the other commission, on amateurism, were more contentious, but this commission also set important precedents for the Olympic Games, specifically the use of heats to narrow participants and the banning of prize money in most contests.

Nurmi's record for most medals in the Olympic Games stood until Edoardo Mangiarotti won his 13th medal in fencing in 1960.

Games UK's list of the hundred greatest games of all time which praises the appealing characters and power ups and 1UP. com's " Essential 50 ", a list of the fifty most important games ever made.

Raimi's motion picture credits include most of his brother Sam's films, including The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Darkman and the Spider-Man series, as well as roles in such features as Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger,

Wargames also diversified in subject, with the first science-fiction wargame ( Galactic Warfare, published in the UK by Davco ) appearing in 1973 and one of the longest lasting and most successful ( Star Fleet Battles, published by Task Force Games ) appearing in 1979 ; and in size with both microgames such as Steve Jackson's Ogre, and " monster games " appearing during the decade.

* Star Fleet Battles-( Task Force Games, 1978 ) one of the older still actively played and published wargames today ; based on Star Trek, it is arguably the most successful tactical space combat system that does not rely on miniatures ( published by Amarillo Design Bureau ).

* Axis and Allies-( Nova Games, 1981 ) the most successful of Milton Bradley's ( 1984 ) ' GameMaster ' line in an attempt to bring wargaming into the mainstream by appealing to non-wargamers through simplicity and attractive components.

Un-arguably the most profitable miniature wargame ever, it has popularized competitive tournament gameplay in large, international events sanctioned by Games Workshop.

Andrew had previously been sub-editor, as well as sub-editing other Games Workshop material such as the most recent edition of Codex: Space Marines.

Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972.

The most common in the United Kingdom is Spear's Games ' edition of Snakes and Ladders, played on a 10 × 10 board where a single die is used.

Winning a total of five medals in three consecutive Winter Games made him the most decorated Canadian athlete in Winter Olympic history until 2006.

Tied with track and field athlete Phil Edwards and fellow short track speed skater François-Louis Tremblay, he is one of the five most decorated Canadian athletes in all Olympic Games.

One of Mercury's most notable performances of The Games final track, " Save Me ", took place in Montreal, and the concert is recorded in the live album, Queen Rock Montreal.

: Thus were launched the Olympic Games of London, under the most happy auspices.

Games often used this feature to render high resolution text in one area of the screen, while displaying more colorful graphics with less resolution in the gameplay area.

In Role Playing Games, a false document is often created by a Game Master as a mean to achieve more immersion in the game, often in conjunction with props.

Fantasy Games Unlimited, often referred to as just FGU, is a publishing house for both table-top and role-playing games.

Risus ( Latin for “ laughter ”) is a comedy game ( often described by its creator as a " joke game ") and uses a cliché ( character class ) system inspired by the broad " career scale " skills in Greg Gorden's DC Heroes RPG ( Mayfair Games ), and later influenced by Atlas Games ' Over the Edge.

Subsequently, in 1997 Imperium Games published Marc Miller's Traveller, often referred to as T4, which returned to the classic setting and game system, though not without some major alterations.

Games are also often played in chat rooms.

Winter sports often have their own multi-sport tournaments, such as the Winter Olympic Games.

The Special Olympics World Games are often the largest sporting event to take place in the world during that year.

Games do not necessarily end with checkmate – players often resign if they believe they will lose.

Games played outdoors by rolling balls or stones on a grass course, such as bocce or bowls, eventually evolved into various local ground billiards games played by hitting the balls with sticks and propelling them at targets, often around obstacles.

Games developed on the Amiga often had to be scaled back for the ST, due to the limitations of its graphics hardware, as such these games would often have fewer colors and less detailed background graphics which gave the Amiga a distinct advantage in head to head comparisons with the ST, reversing the previous trend.

Games can, however, be an excellent tool for improving square dance skills, especially in class or club situations, and often have the function of allowing dancers who otherwise cannot form a complete square to participate in a dance.

Games are often based on a puzzle.

The competition has been formerly known as the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games, the Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games, the Stoke Mandeville Games, the World Wheelchair Games, and in the 1960s and 1970s was often referred to as the Wheelchair Olympics.

Games using the Power Pad often test players on their timing and coordination, memory, " running " speed, or allow them to play music with their steps.

Games in the series often include a map editor and / or random map generator.

Events took place throughout a six-month period from May through until October, and like the Games themselves, were often considered part of the Exposition Universelle, a world's fair held in Paris from 15 April until 12 November 1900.

While events of this type are usually held at Highland Games, band competitions in Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland are often large enough to be held as events unto themselves.