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What it's supposed to designate:

A list of the name of each game.

So there are multiple games and therefore multiple names.

But should either or both take an s at the end in a list of game(s) name(s) ?

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Eric Cartman
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    As with, say, *car radios, the first word in game names* is a "noun adjunct" usage (noun used as adjective). They're invariably singular. – FumbleFingers Oct 19 '16 at 21:00
  • Alright, thanks ! If you wish to post an answer, I'll accept it. – Eric Cartman Oct 19 '16 at 21:01
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    In English, the norm is that nouns incorporated into compounds do not take a plural ending. – FumbleFingers Oct 19 '16 at 21:04
  • @FF Very often singular. – Edwin Ashworth Oct 19 '16 at 21:06
  • @Edwin: Wot? So I should have highlighted the norm is that as well as do not take a plural? Or is it just that my invariably means *almost always, not necessarily every single time, without exception?* – FumbleFingers Oct 20 '16 at 15:07
  • @FF '... a "noun adjunct" usage (noun used as adjective). They're invariably singular.' – Edwin Ashworth Oct 20 '16 at 16:03
  • Uh… sorry to say it but no, it can't be that your "invariably" means almost always, not necessarily every single time, without exception or anything similar.

    "Invariably" means always, necessarily every single time, without exception. If you meant something else, please use some word other than means almost always, not necessarily every single time, without exception or anything similar.

    If you meant something else, please use a word quite differ from "Invariably".

     – Robbie Goodwin Nov 06 '16 at 02:09
  • Sorry I was so harsh before… even though it was true.

    When such lists are invariably singular, what does that say about the very popular idea of lists - even books! - full of boys' names or girls' names, please?

    It might be argued that those should be boy's names or girl's names and then, how would we accommodate children's names?

    Are you really saying those should be boy names, girl names or child names?

     – Robbie Goodwin Nov 09 '16 at 22:02

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The games' names are Scrabble, Monopoly, etc.

Game names can be anything from silly to serious.

Really depends on context.

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