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Funology? This term is quite new to us and it comes from the word fun. We can define Funology

as a science of having fun.

Any activity which has enjoyment and fun, we can say such activity has its funology.

What is a game? A game is an activity usually for enjoyment. It has rule and player (person who plays the game-single or many). A game is played to achieve goal/objective by following the rule. There are many definition of game.
From Wikipedia-

A game is a structured or semi-structured , usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes also used as an educational tool.

Welcome to my Funology Blog. All materials are published with my personal opinion. All comments are welcome.

TQ.