List of sports and recreation puzzle topics

This is a list of sports- and recreation-related topics that have been used in puzzles in puzzle hunts.

Sports-related topics include any type of competitive physical game or activity, as well as the equipment, terminology, rules, and players involved in them

Recreation-related topics are more broad than sports-related ones, as they include non-physical competitions (such as eSports) and the rules/terminology/players involved, non-physical games, and hobbies (whether they're physical or not).

Sports

Individual sports

• Archery (wp · list): A sport where competitors attempt to hit as close to the centre of a target using a bow and arrows. Archery targets are usually circular, with concentric rings denoting different point values.
• Bowling (wp · list): A sport involving rolling a heavy ball down a wooden lane to knock down a set of pins. Bowlers have two tries to knock down all of the pins. Knocking down all of the pins in one try is a strike (denoted with an X), and doing it in two tries is a spare (denoted with a /). - can be used to denote knocking down no pins in a try, and otherwise a number is used. Bowling puzzles usually use this notation (particularly interpreting the symbols as mathematical multiplication, division, and subtraction) or the scoring system.
• Darts (wp · list): A sport involving throwing darts at a circular target. The circular target can be divided into 20 sectors with point values ranging from 1-20. Additionally, there are sections which can double or triple the points scored, as well as the bullseye which scores 25 or 50 points. Puzzles involving darts tend to involve scoring in some way.
• Equestrianism (wp · list):
• Golf (wp · list):
• Gymnastics (wp · list):
• Luge (wp · list):
• Racing (Cars) (wp · list):
• Racing (Horses) (wp · list):
• Wrestling (wp · list):
  • Professional Wrestling (wp · list):

Team sports

• Baseball (wp · list):
  • Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • Minor League Baseball (MiLB)
• Basketball (wp · list):
  • National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • College Basketball (NCAA)
• Football (American) (wp · list):
  • NFL
  • Canadian Football
  • Australian Football
• Football (Association) (wp · list):
• Hockey (wp · list)
  • National Hockey League

Miscellaneous sports topics

• Arenas and locales: Places that sports are played. Most professional sports teams have a home area or stadium, and many individual sports have dedicated locations for them to be played.
• Athletes: The people who play sports.
  • Athlete nicknames: Sometimes individual athletes are given nicknames by fans or fellow players.
  • Athlete numbers: Common in team sports, where athletes are given numbers for easy identification while in uniform.
• Mascots:
• The Olympic Games:
• Rules:
  • Signals: Gestures used by players and referees to indicate various types of information, including penalties, player status, and instructions.
  • Terminology: Jargon used by a particular sport.
• Teams:

Competitions

• Beauty/Talent competitions:
  • Miss America/Miss Universe:
• eSports (wp · list):
• Westminster Dog Show:

Games

Board games

• Boggle (wp · list)
• Chess (wp · list)
• Diplomacy (wp · list)
• Dominoes (wp · list)
• Monopoly (wp · list)
• Pictionary (wp · list)
• Scrabble (wp · list)
• The Settlers of Catan (wp · list)
• Snakes and Ladders (wp · list)
• Tabletop RPGs (wp · list)
  • Dungeons & Dragons (wp · list)
• Trivial Pursuit (wp · list)

Card games

• Blackjack (wp · list)
• Bridge (wp · list)
• Magic: The Gathering (wp · list)
• Mahjong (wp · list)
• Poker (wp · list)
  • Texas hold 'em (wp · list)
• Set (wp · list)
• Yu Gi Oh! (wp · list)

Video games

A typical Tetris game screen

Specific games

• Animal Crossing (wp · list)
• Blaseball (wp · list)
• Dance Dance Revolution (wp · list)
• GeoGuessr (wp · list)
• The Legend of Zelda (wp · list)
  • Breath of the Wild (wp · list)
• Mega Man
• Minesweeper (wp · list)
• Persona (wp · list)
• Pokémon (wp · list)
• Super Mario (wp · list)
• Tetris (wp · list)

General video game topics

• Achievements (wp · list)
• Cheat Codes (wp · list)
• Wealkthroughs (wp · list)

Other games

• 20 Questions (Animal, Vegetable, Mineral) (wp · list): A game where one person picks an object or concept and answers yes-or-no questions from players, allowing them to whittle down their possibilities before guessing what the first person picked. Many version allow for a non-yes-or-no first question, as long as the question is "Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?".

  

  A diagram showing which items in Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock beat which other items (arrows point from winner to loser).

• Bingo (wp · list): A gambling game played using a 5x5 grid of numbers (from 1-75) and a randomly-selected series of number (from 1-75), with the goal of being the first one to have five numbers in a row on your card (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) picked by the caller.
• Mornington Crescent (wp · list): A fake game played on the BBC Radio 4 comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, in which participants allegedly are trying to be the first one to say 'Mornington Crescent'. Despite being a fake game (in that participants are simply trying to entertain listeners rather than play a game with clear rules), the various 'rules' made up throughout the show's run are well-documented, and can be found in full here.
• Rock, Paper, Scissors (wp · list): A 1 vs. 1 game where players reveal a hand gesture representing one of the three things in the title. Traditionally, rock crushes scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper covers rock, creating a cycle of strengths and weaknesses. The game is also called Ro-sham-bo/Rochambeau.
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock: A five-way version of RPS, originating in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
  • RPS-101: A 101-way version of RPS developed by David Lovelace. While not commonly played in real life, it contains a staggeringly large amount of information in a single game.

Hobbies

• Needlework:
  • Crotchet (wp · list):
  • Knitting (wp · list):
  • Stitch types (wp · list):
• Papercraft:
  • Origami (wp · list):
  • Paper Airplanes (wp · list):
• Yoga (wp · list):

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