paidia, ludus, alea, ilinx, agon and mimicry - Their meanings

Caillois terms are really interesting. He teaches us about the complexity of games in his book 'Man, Play and games (1961)'. He does this by introducing new terminology to the four different forms of play and even two types of play. The title of this post are the terms he uses, but what do they mean?:

Paidia - Means 'play', whether being 'play for pleasure' or 'free play'. This could mean that the player can do what they like without limits. An example of this is 'The Sims' as the player is allowed to create their own character and make them do anything they want them to do.

Ludus - Also means 'play', however more 'rule-bound play' where the player is constrained by the rules towards a goal. Most games are like this, Mario Kart can be an example of this as the player must try to be in first place to win or else they will lose.

The two terms above are like each other's opposite as their meanings are the opposite to one another. The next four terms though are more to describe the gameplay of each game:

Alea - stands for chance or randomness. Games the require dice such as Snakes and Ladders use chance a lot as you are aiming to try getting a certain number or the highest number possible. Poker can also be a game of chance as you are going by your cards given as well as what is laid on the deck of the table.

Ilinx - stands for movement. I'm guessing this could be related to using different peripherals for your game such as the Oculus Rift to control your player character's head movement, the Virtuix Omni to control the player character's movement and alike.

Agon - Stands for competition. Playing online can bring out the biggest of competitions in gaming. However, one of the biggest agon games known has to be chess as two players compete against each other to checkmate the opposing player's king.

Mimicry - mimicry stands for simulation or role play. Most simulation games such as Train Simulator and Construction Simulator try to mimic the job role of driving a train or working on a construction site.