Expressing eager anticipation of an event or undertaking, especially a competition of some sort.

plural of gaming

(idiomatic, sports) Competing in a game, with a chance of winning. / (idiomatic) Focused; engaged; serious. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: in the game.

A mind game where the objective is to avoid thinking about "The Game", and by thinking about it one loses, and subsequently has to announce one's loss to the world in order to make them lose.

A quantity found in a game.

(archaic) Full of game (prey for a hunter). / Characteristic of prey; game-like. / Having the characteristics of a game that can be played. / Pertaining to games.

plural of gameful

(historical, Ancient Greece) A sporting festival held every four or five years on the Plain of Olympia in southern Greece, in honour of Zeus.

plural of cash game

plural of ring game