America "rolls" with games. Gaming takes so many forms it's
impossible to keep track. During the Super Bowl, one could place
a bet on how long Beyonce would hold the last note of her title
song.  Contests have been staged for eons. An ancient tribe
might form a circle around the evening fire and send forth a
witty, verbally gifted boy and girl. The spectators would "ooh"
and "aah" at each sharp riposte.  A classical work, "Homo
Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture," was published
in 1938 by Johan Huizinga, the Dutch historian. A major focus is
the "potlatch" ceremony. A potentate hosting another potentate
might hamstring 10 camels. On a return visit the second
potentate might hamstring 15 camels. The point was to show how
much wealth could be wasted.  Fairness has always been the
standard in games. On the dark side, Huizinga describes
spoilsporting. The spoilsport cannot compete on the merits and
will find devious ways to score. A recent international baseball
game was canceled because one team trie