BISAC Subject Headings List
Games and Activities
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GAMES & ACTIVITIES
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GAM000000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / General
GAM020000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Activity Books
GAM001010 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Backgammon
GAM001000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Board Games
GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Bridge see Card Games / Bridge
GAM002000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / General
GAM002030 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / Blackjack
GAM002010 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / Bridge
GAM002040 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / Poker
GAM001030 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Chess
GAM019000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Coloring Books
GAM003000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Crosswords / General
GAM003040 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Crosswords / Dictionaries
GAM025000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Darts
GAM023000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / eSports
GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Fantasy Games see Role Playing & Fantasy
GAM016000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Fantasy Sports
GAM004000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / General (see also SELF-HELP / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling)
GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Card Games see headings under Card Games
GAM004020 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Lotteries
GAM004050 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Sports
GAM004030 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Table
GAM004040 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Track Betting
GAM021000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Guided Journals
GAM022000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Juggling
GAM005000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Logic & Brain Teasers
GAM006000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Magic
GAM026000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Mahjong
GAM018000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Optical Illusions
GAM027000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Party Games
GAM007000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Puzzles
GAM008000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Quizzes
GAM009000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Reference
GAM010000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Role Playing & Fantasy
GAM024000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Sticker Books
GAM017000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Sudoku
GAM011000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Travel Games
GAM012000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Trivia
GAM013000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Video & Mobile
GAM014000 GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Word & Word Search
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