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H . O . R . S . E . is a form of poker commonly played at the high - stakes tables of casinos . It consists of rounds of ___MASK72___ cycling among : ___MASK93___ is the process of facilitating learning , or the acquisition of knowledge , skills , values , beliefs , and habits . Educational methods include storytelling , discussion , teaching , ___MASK12___ , and directed research . ___MASK93___ frequently takes place under the guidance of educators , but learners may also educate themselves . ___MASK93___ can take place in formal or informal settings and any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks , feels , or acts may be considered educational . The methodology of teaching is called pedagogy . A ___MASK1___ is a ___MASK3___ , ___MASK16___ , or toy that tests a person ' s ingenuity or knowledge . In a ___MASK1___ , one is required to put pieces together in a logical way , in order to arrive at the correct solution of the ___MASK1___ . There are different types of puzzles for different ages , such as crossword puzzles , word - search puzzles , number puzzles , or logic puzzles . Mahjong , also spelled majiang and numerous other variants , is a tile - based ___MASK3___ that originated in China during the Qing dynasty . It is commonly played by four players ( with some three - player variations found in South Korea and Japan ). The ___MASK3___ and its regional variants are widely played throughout Eastern and South Eastern Asia and have a small following in Western countries . Similar to the Western ___MASK2___ rummy , Mahjong is a ___MASK56___ , strategy , and calculation and involves a degree of chance . A ___MASK23___ puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and tessellating pieces . Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it ; when complete , a ___MASK23___ puzzle produces a complete picture . In some cases more advanced types have appeared on the market , such as spherical jigsaws and puzzles showing optical illusions . Horseshoes is an outdoor ___MASK3___ played between two people ( or two teams of two people ) using four horseshoes and two throwing targets ( stakes ) set in a sandbox area . The ___MASK3___ is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground , which are traditionally placed 40 feet ( 12 m ) apart . Modern games use a more stylized U - shaped bar , about twice the size of an actual horseshoe . A horseshoe is a fabricated ___MASK76___ , normally made of ___MASK53___ , although sometimes made partially or wholly of modern synthetic materials , designed to protect a ___MASK29___ ' s hoof from wear . Shoes are attached on the palmar ___MASK81___ of the hooves , usually nailed through the insensitive hoof ___MASK36___ that is anatomically akin to the human toenail , although much larger and thicker . However , there are many cases where shoes are glued . A ___MASK53___ ( from Greek  " métallon ", " mine , quarry , ___MASK53___ ") is a material ( an element , compound , or alloy ) that is typically hard , opaque , shiny , and has good electrical and thermal conductivity . Metals are generally malleable  that is , they can be hammered or pressed permanently out of ___MASK52___ without breaking or cracking  as well as fusible ( able to be fused or melted ) and ductile ( able to be drawn out into a thin ___MASK48___ ). About 91 of the 118 elements in the periodic ___MASK42___ are metals , the others are nonmetals or metalloids . Some elements appear in both metallic and non - metallic forms . A ___MASK3___ is structured form of ___MASK72___ , usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool . Games are distinct from work , which is usually carried out for remuneration , and from art , which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements . However , the distinction is not clear - cut , and many games are also considered to be work ( such as professional players of spectator sports or games ) or art ( such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong , solitaire , or some video games ). ___MASK4___ is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual , auditory or performing artifacts ( artworks ), expressing the author ' s imaginative or technical skill , intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power . In their most general form these activities include the production of works of ___MASK4___ , the ___MASK55___ of ___MASK4___ , the study of the history of ___MASK4___ , and the aesthetic dissemination of ___MASK4___ . A ___MASK58___ is an electronic game that involves human or animal interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor . The word " video " in " ___MASK58___ " traditionally referred to a raster display device , but as of the 2000s , it implies any type of display device that can produce two - or three - dimensional images . Some theorists categorize video games as an art form , but this designation is controversial .