An amusement ride at the Bendigo Easter Festival in Bendigo, Victoria

An amusement ride at the Bendigo Easter Festival in Bendigo, Victoria in March 2016

Hopscotch at Milton, NSW

Hopscotch at Milton, NSW in September 2013

Men playing a board game in Vietnam

Men playing drafts / checkers in Hanoi, Vietnam in January 2012

Forsaken world

Banner for the game forsaken world in Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand, in September 2012

Korean internet gaming

Mural at the entrance to the Sky PC Cafe and Billiard cafe in Civic, Canberra in March 2013. Targeted at the Korean gaming market

Playing cards

Shopkeeper playing a card game in his shoe shop in Chiang Mai, Thailand in September 2012

Playing games in Bangkok

Woman playing with her PSP game console while waiting for customers in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2009

Playing games

Playing a ball game in the water at Railay Beach, Ao Nang, Krabi District, Thailand in February 2012

Bottle tops game

Playing a game using bottle tops in Yangon, Burma in August 2011

Playing games

Woman playing a computer game while working at the night bazaar in Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009.

Kicking a ball

Playing volleyball in a park near the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2009

Volleyball action pt 2

Playing volleyball in a park near the Chao Praya River in Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand in December 2009

Volleyball action pt 1

Playing volleyball in a park near the Chao Praya River in Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand in December 2009

Official Hookey

I saw this at Coogee Beach, Sydney in August 2009. Nice

Village basketball

Playing basketball in a slum in Antipolo, Philippines, taken in March 2009

Game zone

Playing games in Guadalupe, Cebu City, Philippines in March 2009. Pretty basic, pretty basic indeed!

Shooting hoops

A favourite shot of mine. Taken in Annandale, Sydney in October 2006. Two children playing basketball and a younger kid insouciantly hanging around.