Origin year places a game in the year its rules were first fixed in writing. Wikipedia notes rugby football's "rules were first put down in written (codified) form in 1845," even though students had already been playing an informal version "since at least the early 1820s." Browsing by origin year separates when a game's rules were formalized from when it was actually first played.
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What qualifies a game for the Dexterity and Physical Skill Games category?
Games decided by physical coordination, balance or fine motor control belong here, rather than by strategy or chance.
Dexterity and Physical Skill Games covers games won through manual or physical skill rather than strategy or chance, such as Carrom, Jenga, Marbles and Twister. Any game decided by physical coordination, balance or fine motor control belongs here, while games of mental strategy or chance with a similarly casual character are grouped instead under the appropriate strategy or chance family.