game

[1]	gamble
[2]	bet on , back , gage , stake , punt

[1]	amusement , pastime , diversion , distraction , recreation , play , sport
[2]	contest , competition , meeting/(US) meet , tournament/(US) tourney , match , encounter , engagement , event , round , regatta
[3]	scheme , plan , plot , design , stratagem , strategy , tactic , artifice , trick , device(s) , ploy
[4]	occupation , line (of work) , job , position , field , business , trade , profession , (Slang) racket
[5]	quarry , prey , victim , target
[6]	play games , dissemble , dissimulate , be deceitful/underhand , misrepresent , pretend , practise deceit/deception , fake , feign
[7]	plot , secret plan
[8]	biz

adj.

[1]	ready , willing , prepared , plucky/spirited/daring/adventurous enough
[2]	plucky , spirited , high-spirited , daring , devil-may-care , adventurous , unflinching , courageous , brave , bold , heroic , (Colloq) nervy , gutsy
[3]	crippled , halt , halting , lame , gimpy
[4]	gamy , gamey , gritty , mettlesome , spirited , spunky