board game

American  

Rarely boardgame

noun

1. a game, as checkers or chess, requiring the moving of pieces from one section of a board to another.

2. any game played on a board.

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Etymology

Origin of board game

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

From board game clubs to junk journaling meetups, there’s so many different ways to connect and maybe try something new.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 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

Google DeepMind was developing an AI system to master the ancient board game Go and thought it was the kind of work that might be worth preserving for history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

"That planted the idea of inventing a board game in my dad's mind," Ms Lewis said.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Michael and Sasha had been pretty much inseparable since freshman year, when they met while playing the board game Diplomacy.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater