It is difficult to classify games into categories because such categories often overlap.
Hadfield (1984) explained two ways of classifying language games: First, the author divides
language games into two types: linguistic games and communicative games.Linguistic games focus on accuracy; on the other hand, communicative games focus on the exchange of
information. Jacobs (n.d.) further classified games into more detailed forms which are
composed of both the elements defining linguistic and communicative games.