Christopher Chambers

In the article the extensions of man he relates games as a necessary part to society. Without games man would merely become a robot living in repitition. Games break up the pattern of the same thing over and over again, and games have been played even during prehistory. Games are also a product of time. The author refers to baseball that during the electric age this was popular because its simple turn base system. Yet now we live in a fast pace age we need games that are faster and that players can do more. That is why American Football seems to becoming the most popular sport in america. The author also refers to the fact that games either revolve around the individual or the tribal. A tribal game is something like football where you and your teammates or "tribe" have one common goal. An individual game like poker, is a game in which you cutthroat your way to the top. The author also refers to games as a form of art. High art takes a certain mind to understand it, while games anyone can understand it.