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==Games== A total of 28 games distributed on 11 different game cards were released for the Magnavox Odyssey. 13 games were included with the console—a set of 12 in America and a different set of 10 in other countries—with six others available for purchase either individually or in a bundle; the additional games primarily used the same game cards with different screen overlays and instructions. Another game, ''Percepts'', was available for free to players that sent in a survey card. A light gun accessory, ''Shooting Gallery'', was available for purchase, and included four games on two cards that used the rifle. A final four games were released for sale in 1973.<ref name="VGHttl"/> The console does not enforce game rules or keep track of scores for the games; that is left up to the players.<ref name="HighScore"/> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+{{sronly|Games}} |- ! scope="col" width="13%"|Title<ref name="VGHttl"/> ! scope="col" width="3%"|Game card ! scope="col" width="60%" class="unsortable"|Description ! scope="col" width="12%"|US version ! scope="col" width="12%"|International version |- ! scope="row" | ''Table Tennis'' | 1 || Two players use paddles to knock a ball back and forth on a screen; does not use an overlay || Included with console || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Ski'' | 2 || One player moves a dot representing a skier back and forth as they go down a mountain path; players must keep track of their own time and penalties || Included with console || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Simon Says'' | 2 || A three-player game where two players must race to touch the body part of their chosen character's picture when the third player tells them to, based on a deck of Simon Says cards || Included with console || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Tennis'' | 3 || Two players use paddles to knock a ball back and forth on a screen; uses an overlay of a tennis court and players are intended to follow the rules of tennis || Included with console || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Analogic'' | 3 || A math game where players can move to either square depicted on the overlay based on if the number on the square is even or odd and is the sum of the other player's move and another number || Included with console || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Hockey'' | 3 || Two players use paddles to knock a ball back and forth on a screen; uses an overlay of a hockey rink and players score only if the puck reaches the opponent's goal on the overlay || Included with console || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Football'' | 3, 4 || Two players use a combination of on-screen movement, dice, and play cards to simulate a game of football; kickoff, passing, and punting plays use Card #3 while running plays use Card #4 || Included with console || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Cat and Mouse'' | 4 || A two-player chase game played on a grid, with the mouse attempting to return to its house before the cat catches it || Included with console || Sold separately |- ! scope="row" | ''Haunted House'' | 4 || A two-player chase game played on a haunted house overlay, with the detective trying to collect all of the clue cards without being caught by the ghost || Included with console || Sold separately |- ! scope="row" | ''Submarine'' | 5 || A target shooting game, with one player moving a submarine along shipping lanes and the other player using their spot as a torpedo || Included with console || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Roulette'' | 6 || A game of chance where players bet with chips, and randomly spin their controller dial to launch a spot at a roulette wheel overlay || Included with console || Sold separately |- ! scope="row" | ''States'' | 6 || An educational game played with an overlay of the United States and a deck of fifty trivia cards with questions about each state || Included with console || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Fun Zoo'' | 2 || A racing game using an overlay of a zoo, with a third player drawing animal cards for the players to race to || Sold separately || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Baseball'' | 3 || Two players use a combination of on-screen movement, dice, and play cards to simulate a game of baseball || Sold separately || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Invasion'' | 4, 5, 6 || A combination of strategic moves made on a separate game board and tactical combat resolved on the screen; different assaults use different cards || Sold separately || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Wipeout'' | 5 || A racing game using both a track overlay and a game board; the game board keeps track of laps and the second player's dot along with the ball dot keeps time || Sold separately || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Volleyball'' | 7 || Two players use paddles to knock a ball back and forth on a screen; uses an overlay of a volleyball court, and players must knock the ball over the net for scores to count || Sold separately || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Soccer'' | 8 || Two players use paddles to knock a ball back and forth on a screen; uses an overlay of a soccer court and players score only if the ball reaches the opponent's goal on the overlay || {{N/A}} || Included with console |- ! scope="row" | ''Handball'' | 8 || Two players use paddles to knock a ball back and forth on a screen; it uses an overlay of a handball court, and players are both on the same side of the screen with a wall on the other side || Sold separately || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Prehistoric Safari'' | 9 || One player sets their dot on overlays of prehistoric animals, while the other player attempts to shoot the dot with the light gun in as few shots as possible || Sold with light gun || Sold with light gun |- ! scope="row" | ''Dogfight!'' | 9 || One player moves their dot along a flight path on the overlay, while the other player attempts to shoot it with the light gun || Sold with light gun || Sold with light gun |- ! scope="row" | ''Shootout!'' | 9 || One player is a bandit in an Old West town, and moves along a path, stopping at windows for the other player to try to shoot with the light gun || Sold with light gun || Sold with light gun |- ! scope="row" | ''Shooting Gallery'' | 10 || The overlay contains rows of shooting gallery targets, and the player attempts to shoot the computer-controlled dot with the light gun as it moves over them || Sold with light gun || Sold with light gun |- ! scope="row" | ''Percepts'' | 2 || A racing game in which the overlay has squares containing patterns and symbols on them; players race to the correct square when the corresponding card is drawn from a deck || Free with survey || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Brain Wave'' | 3 || A complicated strategy game using cards and dice || Sold separately (1973) || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''W.I.N.'' | 4 || Players move their dot to symbols on the overlay to fill out their "Win card", while their dot is invisible until the reset button is pressed || Sold separately (1973) || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Basketball'' | 8 || Two players use paddles to knock a ball back and forth on a screen; uses an overlay of a basketball court || Sold separately (1973) || {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Interplanetary Voyage'' | 12 || The player guides their dot, which has momentum, to planets to complete missions given by cards with a maximum number of moves allowed || Sold separately (1973) || {{N/A}} |}
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