Q: What is game?
ChatGPT: A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are typically distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work or art.
桌面游戏已经流行了几个世纪,最早的桌面游戏甚至可以追溯5000年前的古埃及(Senet)。
顾名思义通常在桌面上或某个平面上进行,它包括单纯仅有用纸和笔就能玩的纸笔游戏(Pen & Paper games),有单独道具和棋盘的游戏(比如象棋),或者像扑克这样的纸牌游戏。
桌面游戏通常需要特定数量的玩家(轮流)参与,从简单的绘画或猜谜游戏到更复杂的战略或基于谜题的游戏,一般是需要按照一组规则来进行。
这类游戏也可以被认为是人类的娱乐从体力转向脑力,从野蛮到文明的转化。随着桌面游戏地复杂和进化,古老的经典游戏得到流传和完善,而新的桌面游戏也为后来战棋、策略、角色扮演等电子游戏奠定了基础。其中Dungeons & Dragons (龙与地下城) 作为一个典型桌面游戏推广了世界观设计(dungeon master)、骰子随机数使用、游戏角色和叙事。