BISAC Subject Headings List

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GAMES & ACTIVITIES

GAM000000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / General

GAM020000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Activity Books

GAM001010

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Backgammon

GAM001000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Board Games

 

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Bridge see Card Games / Bridge

GAM002000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / General

GAM002030

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / Blackjack

GAM002010

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / Bridge

GAM002040

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / Poker

GAM001030

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Chess

GAM019000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Coloring Books

GAM003000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Crosswords / General

GAM003040

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Crosswords / Dictionaries

GAM025000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Darts *

GAM023000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / eSports

 

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Fantasy Games see Role Playing & Fantasy

GAM016000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Fantasy Sports

GAM004000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / General (see also SELF-HELP / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling)

 

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Card Games see headings under Card Games

GAM004020

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Lotteries

GAM004050

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Sports

GAM004030

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Table

GAM004040

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / Track Betting

GAM021000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Guided Journals

GAM022000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Juggling

GAM005000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Logic & Brain Teasers

GAM006000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Magic

GAM026000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Mahjong *

GAM018000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Optical Illusions

GAM027000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Party Games *

GAM007000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Puzzles

GAM008000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Quizzes

GAM009000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Reference

GAM010000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Role Playing & Fantasy

GAM024000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Sticker Books

GAM017000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Sudoku

GAM011000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Travel Games

GAM012000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Trivia

GAM013000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Video & Mobile

GAM014000

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Word & Word Search

If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area. NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE

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