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Voluntary suffering, structured for fun, where the pointless point is the whole point.
means An activity with rules, goals, and stakes that people engage in for entertainment, competition, or challenge.
from From Old English gamen, meaning joy, fun, or amusement — the playful sibling of grim, deadly seriousness it now sometimes pretends to be.
Lethal stakesMayan ballgame losers were reportedly sacrificed afterward.
Philosophy detourWittgenstein argued no single trait defines all games.
Older than writingSenet boards predate the pyramids by centuries.