---
title: game
description: Describes a game
---
## Constructor: game  
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Describes a game

### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|:-------------:|:--------:|------------:|
|id|[long](../types/long.md) | Yes|Game id|
|short\_name|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Game short name, to share a game use a URL https: telegram.me/{bot_username}?game={game_short_name}|
|title|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Game title|
|text|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Game text, usually containing game scoreboards|
|text\_entities|Array of [MessageEntity](../constructors/MessageEntity.md) | Yes|Entities contained in the text|
|description|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Game description|
|photo|[photo](../types/photo.md) | Yes|Game photo|
|animation|[animation](../types/animation.md) | Yes|Game animation, nullable|



### Type: [Game](../types/Game.md)


### Example:

```
$game = ['_' => 'game', 'id' => long, 'short_name' => 'string', 'title' => 'string', 'text' => 'string', 'text_entities' => [MessageEntity], 'description' => 'string', 'photo' => photo, 'animation' => animation];
```  

[PWRTelegram](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) json-encoded version:

```
{"_": "game", "id": long, "short_name": "string", "title": "string", "text": "string", "text_entities": [MessageEntity], "description": "string", "photo": photo, "animation": animation}
```


Or, if you're into Lua:  


```
game={_='game', id=long, short_name='string', title='string', text='string', text_entities={MessageEntity}, description='string', photo=photo, animation=animation}

```