Cue games have had a lingering influence on our language and culture—even before the contributions of “Fast Eddie” Felson.

Not so fast, Wordle. The Fifteen Puzzle, a challenge that inspired poetry, has obsessed fans for more than a century.

Formal education in language and music is important for children, but as one scholar found, so is their own play involving gesture, slang, and pop songs.

Today's parents may feel concerned about their kids' obsession with electronic games, but adults have always been suspicious of new kinds of playthings.

For decades kids across the world played with marbles, creating their own games and slang. So why did such a popular game go suddenly extinct?

Visit your local public library today and you may find rows of kids playing computer games, or even a couple of Xboxes. Gaming at the library is a tradition that goes back to the 1850s.

Alfred M. Butts first created a word game called Lexico (or Lexiko) for his family in 1931. His business partner renamed it Scrabble.

Nineteenth-century board games help to map public morality, from religious virtue to upward mobility.

What do social gaming habits reveal about the lives of those playing?

Chess and artificial intelligence have been matched almost since the beginning of AI research, but now there's a new game in town.