Word games have likely been around since language was developed. The word “game” itself emerged around 1200CE in Old English and it meant anything from joy, glee or fun. Originally thought to be “gamen” it lost the -en as it was often mistaken as a suffix. The word game was known as anything to do with athletic contests, backgammon, and chess including the hunting of wild animals, hence why we now know this as “game”. […]
