Games

Some games cross the generations without ageing a day, because they fit into a single rule and can be played anywhere. This category gathers the essentials of parties and playtime: the ones you fire up at a get-together, in class or among friends when you need to decide who wins, who loses or who takes on the next dare.

Spin the wheel of fortune, fill in a bingo card, settle it with rock-paper-scissors, let spin the bottle point to its target, draw a random card or let the letter wheel speak. Every game works just as well on a phone as on a big screen.

Behind their simplicity, these games perfectly illustrate how chance works in everyday life. Their origins often reach far back in time: our page on the history of games of chance traces that long heritage, from the ancient die to the modern roulette wheel.