Game: A hockey game is made up of three periods of 20 minutes each. There are various methods of dealing with a tie after the regulation game has ended, depending the level of play and the importance of the game in question. See overtime; penalty shootout.

 

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Game: A hockey game is made up of three periods of 20 minutes each. There are various methods of dealing with a tie after the regulation game has ended, depending the level of play and the importa . . . View Full Definition

Home Game: A game played in a team’s own stadium.

Gamete: A mature reproductive cell that is capable of fusing with another gamete of the opposite sex to form a zygote. Male gametes are typically known as sperm and female gametes a typically known . . . View Full Definition

Baker Game: A method of team play in which in all five players bowl together to make one game; player #1 bowls frames 1 and 6; player #2 bowls frames 2 and 7 etc. Most Baker matches are two games, total pins.

Block (As It Applies To Games): In a tournament with multiple games, it is not unusual to bowl a limited number of games, take a break, and then bowl more games. The games you bowl in one set is called your block; i.e. a 2 . . . View Full Definition

Rubber Game: The deciding game of a 3 or 5 game series that is tied 1-1 or 2-2.

Multiplayer game: A videogame where more than one person can play at the same time using computer networking or a game system.

Service Game: With regard to a player, the game where the player is serving (e.g. 'Player a won a love service game' means that player has won a game where (s) he was serving without the opponent scoring).

Game Misconduct Penalty: When a player has a game misconduct penalty called against him, he must leave the game for the remainder of the game.

Three Hundred (300) Game Jinx: Similar to the baseball's no-hit jinx; when a player opens with a streak of strikes, it's considered bad luck to mention the possibility of a 300 game.