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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Next, they tackled the ancient Chinese board game Go.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
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
In 1822, F. & R. Lockwood, a small cartography firm in New York, published what historians today believe was the first of its kind: a board game invented and marketed in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 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
This all seemed like a game to Twig, a strategic board game come to life, and I was tom between telling her to take this seriously and joining in.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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