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United States, 1930 to 1960
The years from 1900 to 1960 were a golden era of unstructured play in the United States, but at the same time, the first half of the 20th century saw manufactured toys become part of the spreading consumer culture.
In the early years of the period, childhood included canoeing, swimming, ...
- Billiards
- Backgammon
- Ace-Deuce-Jack
- Blind Man's Bluff
- Africa, Traditional Play in
- Athletics (Amateur)
- Academic Learning and Play
- Afghanistan
- Adlerian Play Therapy
- Amusement Parks
- Action Figures
- Airfix
- Age of Empires
- Bowling
- Battleships
- All Fives
- Car and Travel Games
- Ancient China
- Ballooning
- Models
- Albania
- “Bad” Play
- Anti-Competition Play
- Blinky Bill
- Amiga
- Battlefield 1942
- Charades
- Bingo
- Auction Pitch
- Clapping Games
- Ancient Egypt
- Baseball (Amateur)
- Montessori
- Algeria
- Boys' Play
- Arcades
- Dolls, Barbie and Others
- Avalon Hill
- Civilization (I, II, III, IV)
- Crosswords
- Boggle
- Baccarat
- Erector Sets
- Ancient Greece
- Basketball (Amateur)
- Mother-Child Play
- Arctic Play (First Nations)
- Common Adventure Concept
- Caillois: Man, Play and Games
- G.I. Joe
- Bandai
- Cossacks (Napoleonic Wars)
- Darts
- Checkers and Variations of
- Beggar My Neighbor
- Finger Games
- Ancient India
- Bicycles
- Play and Evolution
- Argentina
- Daydreaming
- Cityscapes as Play Sites
- Gollywogs
- Coleco
- Counter-Strike
- Dice
- Chess and Variations of
- Bezique
- Frisbee
- Ancient Rome
- Bocee
- Play and Literacy
- Armenia
- Experiential Learning Definitions and Models
- Cooperative Play
- Hobby Horses
- Fisher-Price
- Dragon Quest
- Dominoes and Variations of
- Chinese Checkers
- Blackjack
- Hares and Hounds
- Assyrian/Babylonian Culture
- Boules
- Play in the Classroom
- Australia
- Fantasy Play
- Costumes in Play
- Jigsaws
- Galoob
- Dragon Warrior
- Hobbies
- Diplomacy
- Boston
- Hide and Seek
- Australian Aborigine
- Bungee Jumping
- Recess
- Austria
- Female Aggressive Relationships Within Play (Putallaz)
- Game Theory
- Lead Soldiers
- Hasbro
- Dungeon Lords
- I Spy
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Brag
- Hit the Rat
- Central Asia, Ancient
- Cracking the Whip
- Teacher-Child Co-Play
- Azerbaijan
- Gambling
- Organized or Sanctioned Play
- LEGOs
- Hornby
- Flight Simulation
- Mazes
- Go
- Bridge and Variations of
- Jacks
- Europe, 1200 to 1600
- Cricket (Amateur)
- Toys and Child Development
- Bahamas and Caribbean
- Gamesmanship
- Play and Power, Sociology of
- Meccano
- Imperial Toy
- GoldenEye 007
- Musical Chairs
- Hand and Foot
- Casino
- Jump Rope
- Europe, 1600 to 1800
- Croquet
- Belarus
- Games of Deception
- Play as Competition, Sociology of
- Paddington Bear
- JAKKS Pacific Toys
- Grand Theft Auto
- Odd Man Out
- Life
- Cribbage
- Kick the Can
- Europe, 1800 to 1900
- Curling (Scottish)
- Belgium
- Girls' Play
- Play as Entertainment, Sociology of
- Pet Rocks
- Kenner
- Legend of Zelda
- Parlor Games
- Mahjong
- Donkey
- Leapfrog
- Europe, 1900 to 1940
- Dodgeball
- Bolivia
- Homo Ludens (Huizinga)
- Play as Learning, Sociology of
- Rocking Horses
- LEGOs
- Maple Story
- Password
- Monopoly and Variations of
- Ecarté
- London Bridge
- Europe, 1940 to 1960
- Fishing
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Human Relationships in Play
- Play as Mock War, Sociology of
- Rubik's Cube
- Lionel
- Mario
- Puzzles
- Ouija Board
- Euchre
- Marbles
- Europe, 1960 to Present
- Folk Dancing
- Brazil
- Inter-Gender Play
- Playground as Politics
- Teddy Bears
- LJN
- Minesweeper
- Skittles
- Peg Boards
- Faro
- Marco Polo
- History of Playing Cards
- Football (Amateur)
- Bulgaria
- Luck and Skill in Play
- Social Distinctions
- Wendy Houses
- Matchbox
- Mortal Kombat
- Stock Market Games
- Probe
- Fish
- Piggy in the Middle
- Mesoamerican Cultures
- Highland Games
- Cambodia
- Piaget and Play
- Sociological Benefits of Play
- Yo-Yos
- McFarlane Toys
- Runescape
- Sudoku
- Risk, the Game
- Hearts
- Pinball
- Native Americans
- Golf (Amateur)
- Canada
- Play Among Animals
- Spontaneous Group Play
- Minifigs
- Silkroad Online
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Scrabble
- Loo
- Pin the Tail on the Donkey
- New Zealand Maori
- Hockey (Amateur)
- Central American Nations
- Play and Learning Theory
- Theology of Play
- Parker Brothers
- SimCity
- Trivial Pursuit
- Snakes and Ladders
- Memory and Play
- Playing “Doctor”
- South Americans, Traditional Cultures
- Horse Racing (Amateur)
- Chile
- Play and Power, Psychology of
- Playmates
- Snake
- Twenty Questions
- Stratego
- Mille Bornes
- Playing “House”
- Spanish America
- Kayaking and Canoeing
- China
- Play as Catharsis
- Playskool
- Solitaire
- Who Am I?
- Trivial Pursuit
- Monte Bank
- Pokémon
- United States, 1783 to 1860
- Kite Flying
- Colombia
- Play as Competition, Psychology of
- Revell
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Word Games (Other Than Crosswords)
- Warhammer
- Napoleon
- Pretending
- United States, 1860 to 1876
- Maypole Dancing
- Congo
- Play as Entertainment, Psychology of
- Strong National Museum of Play
- Street Fighter I and II
- Old Maid
- Punch & Judy
- United States, 1876 to 1900
- Morris Dancing
- Croatia
- Play as Interspecies Communication (Pets)
- Tiger Electronics
- Tetris
- Pinochle
- Rock Paper Scissors
- United States, 1900 to 1930
- Music, Playing
- Cuba
- Play as Learning, Psychology of
- TOMY
- Tomb Raider
- Piquet
- Sand Play
- United States, 1930 to 1960
- Netball
- Cyprus
- Play as Mastery of Nature
- Toybiz
- World of Warcraft
- Play or Pay
- Singing Games
- United States, 1960 to Present
- Paintball
- Czech Republic
- Play as Mock War, Psychology of
- Trendmasters
- Poker and Variations of
- Softball
- United States, Colonial Period
- Ping Pong
- Denmark
- Play as Progress (Sutton-Smith)
- TSR
- Pope Joan
- Speech Play
- Vikings
- Rodeos
- Ecuador
- Play as Rehearsal of Reality
- Waddington
- Preference
- Spinning Tops
- Roller Coasters
- Egypt
- Play Frames
- Wargames Research Group
- Racing Demon
- Table Hockey
- Rugby (Amateur)
- Estonia
- Playing Alone
- Rolling Stone
- Table Soccer
- Sailing
- Ethiopia
- Pretending
- Rummy and Variations of
- Tag
- Skateboarding
- Finland
- Psychoanalytic Theory and Play
- Sequence
- Tiddlywinks
- Skating
- France
- Psychological Benefits of Play
- Seven Up
- Tinkertoys
- Skiing
- Georgia
- Psychology of Play (Vygotsky)
- Skat
- Tree Houses
- Snail Racing
- Germany
- Rhetorics of Play (Sutton-Smith)
- Slapjack
- Water Play
- Snowboarding
- Ghana
- Role-Playing
- Solitaire and Variations of
- Soccer (Amateur) Worldwide
- Greece
- Sex Play
- Spit
- Stilts
- Hungary
- Social Psychology of Play
- Spoil Five
- Surfing
- Iceland
- Symbol Formation and Play
- War
- Swimming (Amateur)
- India
- Team Play
- Whist
- Tennis (Amateur) and Variations of
- Indonesia
- Teasing
- Ziginette
- Volleyball (Amateur)
- Iran
- Unstructured Play
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Korea, North and South
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia and Montenegro
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
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