Editing Gamer (section)

==Etymology==
The term ''gamer'' originally meant ''[[gambling|gambler]]'', and has been in use since at least 1422, when the town laws of [[Walsall]], England, referred to "any dice-player, carder, tennis player, or other unlawful gamer". However, this description has not been adopted in the United States, where it became associated with other pastimes. In the US, they made their appearance as [[wargame]]s. Wargames were originally created as a military and strategy tool. When ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' was released, it was originally marketed as a wargame, but later was described by its creators as a [[role-playing game]]. They called their players ''gamers'' and this is where the word changed definition from someone who gambles to someone who plays [[board game]]s and/or [[video game]]s.<ref name="willaert">{{cite web |last1=Willaert |first1=Kate |title=The Origin Of The Term "Gamer" |url=http://www.acriticalhit.com/origin-of-gamer/ |website=ACriticalHit |date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208014334/http://www.acriticalhit.com/origin-of-gamer/ |url-status=live }}</ref>