In their classic cross-cultural study "Games in Culture," Roberts,
Arth, and Bush (1959) delineated a three-category classification for
games (i.e., physical skill, strategy, and chance) as well as a defini
tion of games. Both the classification system and the definition have
become anthropological standards. Roberts et al. also found that
several variables correlated with the presence-absence of different
game types. However, the sample that Roberts et al. used was
relatively small (50 societies) and nonstandard. The purpose of this
study is to replicate the Roberts et al. study using codes for games
for the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample. In addition, minor exten
sions of the results found by Roberts et al. are presented.
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