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Africa193 games
Middle East103 games
South Asia131 games
East Asia230 games
Europe258 games
Americas160 games
Oceania51 games
Worldwide21 games

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Music111 games
Crafts268 games
Sports103 games
Board games227 games
Street play160 games
Skill and dexterity141 games
Puzzles and mind games62 games
Dance and performance42 games
Cards and other traditions33 games

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Text by the World Heritage Games project, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons under the licence shown beside each image. Thank you to every photographer and editor who shares their work.