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This class of games includes any game in which the skill element involved relates to manual dexterity or hand-eye coordination, but excludes the class of video games . The advent of home video game systems largely replaced some of these, such as table hockey, however air hockey, billiards, pinball and foosball remain popular fixtures in private and public game rooms. These games and others, as they require reflexes and coordination, are generally performed more poorly by intoxicated persons but are unlikely to result in injury because of this; as such the games are popular as drinking games. In addition, dedicated drinking games such as quarters and beer pong also involve physical coordination and are popular for similar reasons. Early commercial systems such as Plato were at least as widely famous for their games as for their strictly educational value. Popular sports may have spectators who are entertained just by watching games. A community will often align itself with a local sp...