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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One thing that stood out was that Kessler said he likes to play board games, particularly Catan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Held on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul –- a vast mountain lake in northern Kyrgyzstan -- athletes have been competing in dozens of disciplines: from intellectual board games to arm-wrestling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Abdur-Rashid says every night during the holidays she will play board games with her children, which blends quality time and fun.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
His images conjure illuminated manuscripts, textiles, hieroglyphics, board games, musical scores, and tribal and children’s art, while echoing the structures of animals, crystals, plants and cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Right underneath it is a bookshelf with some books and old-school board games, like Twister, Connect Four, and Operation.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
