Mchezo ni shughuli iliyopangwa hasa kama burudani na inayotumika pengine kwa lengo la malezi na la afya. Mchezo ni tofauti na kazi, inayofanyika kwa kawaida ili kupata malipo, na vilevile na sanaa, ambayo inalenga zaidi kutokeza uzuri au ujumbe fulani. Hata hivyo tofauti hizo si wazi kila mara, maana mambo hayo yanaweza kuchanganyikana katika tukio moja, ambalo linapendeza kwa uzuri, linaburudisha, linalea na kuleta malipo papo hapo. Ushahidi wa kwanza wa michezo ni wa mwaka 2600 hivi KK na kwa sasa baadhi yake imeenea duniani kote http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game Soubeyrand, Catherine (2000). The Royal Game of Ur. The Game Cabinet. Iliwekwa mnamo 2008-10-05. Green, William. "Big Game Hunter", 2008 Summer Journey, Time, 2008-06-19. Retrieved on 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22.  Archived 22 Agosti 2013 at the Wayback Machine. History of Games. MacGregor Historic Games (2006). Iliwekwa mnamo 2008-10-05. Avedon, Elliot; Sutton-Smith, Brian, The Study of Games. (Philadelphia: Wiley, 1971), reprinted Krieger, 1979. ISBN 0-89874-045-2 Wikimedia Commons ina media kuhusu: Game