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
Sufiel, Patricia and his four sisters remember him repeating the same gesture as a boy after winning a match or even a board game.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
The teenagers huddled around the table leap into action, shouting instructions and acting out the correct strategies for just one of the potential catastrophes laid out in the board game called Master of Disaster.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Lily pulls out a board game she’s been too cool to play since she was like ten, and the three of us play while the grown-ups finish cooking.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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