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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of board game
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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It was even turned into a board game.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
I just know they’re the type of people who love a good board game — one with rules that take a half-hour to explain, by which time their guests’ eyes have glazed over.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Next, they tackled the ancient Chinese board game Go.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
The line between TMI and TLI—too little information—can feel like playing the board game Operation: one tiny flinch in either direction and the buzzer goes off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
I peek through the crack in the door to find men and women in army fatigues arguing as they huddle over a Battleship board game.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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