ADJ
- ball, board, computer, video
- good
- This is a good game for getting people to mix
- competitive
- competitive games in which there is always a winner and a loser
- team
- How I hated team games at school!
- party
- children's
- children's party games like Musical Chairs
- indoor, outdoor
- finding good indoor games for children
VERB + GAME
- have, play
- Shall we have a game of chess?
- draw, lose, win
- We won the first game and drew the second
PREP
- ~ against/with, ~ of
- To pass the time, we played a game of cards
ADJ
- big (= important)
- The team are in training for their big game
- first, opening
- final, last
- away, home
- Cup, League
- their first League game of the season
VERB + GAME
- have, play
- United are playing a home game this week
- draw, lose, win
PREP
- ~ against/with
- He's hoping to be fit before next week's game with Liverpool
- ~ of
- a game of tennis
ADJ
- good, great
- That girl plays a great game of bridge
VERB + GAME
- have, play
- Trescothick had a good game and was man of the match
- improve, raise
- Hendry raised his game to collect the £40,000 first prize
VERB + GAME
- compete in, participate in, take part in
- She's hoping to participate in the next Olympic Games
- host
- Beijing's bid to host the Olympic Games
VERB + GAME
- be in
- How long have you been in this game?
GAME + NOUN
- ~ of
- the game of life/politics
PHRASES
- all part of the game
- Getting dirty was all part of the game to the kids
- new to this game
- I'm new to this game myself
VERB + GAME
- play
- I realized that he had been playing a stupid game with me
- put an end to, put a stop to
- I'll soon put an end to her silly little games
- give away
- Don't let him talk to anybody or he'll give the game away