board game
noun
a game, as checkers or chess, requiring the moving of pieces from one section of a board to another.
board games
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pluralof board game.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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From board games to first-person shooters, games have historically provided a structured, rules-based playground for digital algorithms to learn.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
Comments included "calmer in lessons", "less fall out between pupils during the day" and "board games seen during lunch".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Lunch boxes, board games, dolls, lipstick, blankets, pillows, pinball machines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
But the next month, Oleh - who loved role-playing board games and wrote fiction - joined the army.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Mom wouldn’t let us watch TV, so we played Mom’s old board games like Life, Sorry!, and Payday.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
