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1442:List of game genres
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416:Paddle ball
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250:Chor Police
49:board games
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1386:Redemption
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689:Pat-a-cake
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486:Tug of war
481:Tetherball
471:Stoop ball
371:Horseshoes
296:Basketball
281:Ball games
224:Ringolevio
198:Marco Polo
147:Atya-patya
135:Kiss chase
125:Freeze tag
75:See also:
1612:Venezuela
1597:Sri Lanka
1532:Indonesia
918:Wrestling
857:Red Rover
785:Keep Away
723:Buck buck
709:Thumb war
699:Red hands
684:Mary Mack
555:Hopscotch
456:Stickball
426:Punchball
376:Hula hoop
331:Dodgeball
206:Patintero
114:Chain tag
97:Tag games
34:(Bruegel)
1602:Thailand
1577:Pakistan
1547:Malaysia
1416:Tabletop
1406:Strategy
1376:Guessing
1371:Gambling
1361:Children
1227:Leapfrog
1180:(2010).
931:See also
889:(Poland)
887:Skyscope
867:Seven Up
852:Push-pin
731:(Sweden)
537:Leapfrog
531:Jumpsies
381:Kickball
361:Handball
336:Football
291:Baseball
268:Sardines
109:Ball tag
45:children
1617:Vietnam
1567:Nigeria
1557:Myanmar
908:Tip-cat
507:, from
431:Queenie
396:Marbles
316:Conkers
234:Statues
183:Kho-kho
178:Kabaddi
71:History
1552:Mexico
1502:Brazil
1411:Street
1366:Chance
1351:genres
1292:
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882:Skully
837:Piljke
775:Hurray
476:Tennis
401:Minkey
391:Lagori
345:Kingey
214:Poison
193:Langdi
1587:Qatar
1562:Nepal
1542:Japan
1527:India
1507:China
1426:Video
1401:Sport
1396:Skill
1381:Party
968:Notes
807:Limbo
801:Jacks
770:House
623:I spy
509:Ghana
311:Catch
41:games
1572:Oman
1537:Iran
1522:Fiji
1512:Cuba
1349:Game
1290:ISBN
1263:ISBN
1186:ISBN
1109:ISBN
1060:ISBN
1027:ISBN
1006:ISBN
937:Game
780:Jinx
505:Ampe
451:Spud
356:Gaga
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210:Pie
104:Tag
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