Ron also started teaching Harry wizard chess. This was exactly like Muggle chess except that the figures were alive, which made it a lot like directing troops in battle. Ron's set was very old and battered. Like everything else he owned, it had once belonged to someone else in his family--in this case, his grandfather. However, old chessmen weren't a drawback at all. Ron knew them so well he never had trouble getting them to do what he wanted. (PS12)
Games and sports are integral to the life in the Wizarding World.
Card games
Other wizard games
Sports
“When it comes to wizarding sports and games (Quidditch, Quodpot, Creaothceann – officially banned but still played illegally – broom-racing, Gobstones and so forth) wizards are naturally fiercely partisan and support their own country, but it is considered infra dig for wizards to support any rugby team other than Scotland.” (Essays)
Other wizarding competitions
Duelling: All-England Wizarding Duelling Competition
Gardening: Annual International Wizarding Gardening Competition
Potions: Wizarding Schools Potions Championship
Skill: The Triwizard Tournament
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