Providing games via communications by hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; providing games via communications by arcade video game machines; providing games via communications by consumer video games; providing games via other communications; providing games for consumer video games; providing games for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; providing games for arcade video game machines; rental of consumer video games; rental of optical discs, ROM cards and ROM cartridges storing programs for consumer video games; rental of hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; rental of optical discs, ROM cards and ROM cartridges storing programs for hand-held games with liquid crystal displays; providing games via telecommunication networks; providing games via communication networks; providing electronic publications.;