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The “open text” concept allows us to look at the literary work through the prism of the game which an author plays (or could potentially play) with a recipient. However, in my article I would like to show what games (literally!) play the fictional characters created by authors from Latin America, namely: board games, games involving physical stimulation, group games, video games, etc. Regardless of the origin and social status, the characters in Latin American literature enjoy playing games, as we shall see by analyzing selected texts.