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roger caillois in les feux et les hommes outlines 4 archetypes of play:
1. mimicry—copycat, theatre, becoming other.
2. agon—struggle and competition, a la boxing.
3. ilinx/vertigo—dizzying immersion, like sufi whirling.
4. alea—games of chance. uniquely human: the thrill of surrendering control for the sake of play.
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