| BILLIARDBALLS | Objects of play in cue games such as carom and snooker (8,5) |
| TOYS | Objects of play |
| TOY | Object of play (3) |
| HITTHEJACKPOT | Possibly the aim of bowls and snooker players: to win big (3,3,7) |
| ATARI | Company which pioneered video games in the 70s and 80s with games such as Asteroids and Pong. (5) |
| TRICK | In card games such as contract bridge and whist, the cards played and won (taken) in a round (5) |
| DOUBLETON | In card games such as bridge, a holding of exactly two cards in a suit |
| TOUCHLINE | Either of the markings at the side of the playing area in certain games, such as rugby (9) |
| BOWLING | Action performed in cricket and lawn games such as bocce or petanque (7) |
| UMPIRE | An official in games such as cricket and baseball |
| KONAMI | Japanese video games developer behind games such as 'Frogger' and 'Track & Field' (6) |
| BOARD | Games such as Chess, Scrabble and Ludo are played on one of these (5) |
| CARD | Instrument for combing raw wool; or, one of the items used to form melds in rummy games such as gin or canasta (4) |
| TOKENS | General word for playing pieces used in board games such as ludo, Monopoly or snakes and ladders; or, gift vouchers exchanged for books (6) |
| RUMMY | Game such as gin where any unmelded cards in a player's hand at end of play are called deadwood (5) |
| TILES | Playing pieces in games such as mah-jong (5) |
| BOULES | Ball-rolling games such as Bocce and Petanque |
| CARDS | Games such as gin rummy, patience and poker |
| PARLOUR | Drawing room where games such as charades and pass the slipper may be played; a milking shed; or, an ice-cream shop (7) |
| MISERE | In card games such as solo whist, a call declaring that a hand will win no tricks |
