board game
Americannoun
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a game, as checkers or chess, requiring the moving of pieces from one section of a board to another.
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any game played on a board.
Etymology
Origin of board game
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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He has worked with Mattel and Coach and designed the wacky cartoon characters in the popular board game Cranium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Last year, Quaid told The Times that he and Doumit “have a whole morning routine” involving coffee, music and sometimes even a board game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The 24-year-old acknowledged, however, that his streak of good luck did not apply to everything in life, notably a board game against his countryman and super-G bronze medallist Marco Odermatt.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
But Amy Wosley, manager of Dice Cup - a board game cafe based in Nottingham - was less sure interest from these high-profile internet figures had a "large impact" on prices.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
He’d been known to knock over the pieces of a board game that wasn’t going his way.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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