board game

American  

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

The sessions will include hot drinks, mindfulness activities, board games, crafts and puzzles, the local authority said.

From BBC

The object of Mouse Trap, a board game featuring a Rube Goldberg-style contraption, is to catch plastic mice.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

During a brief stint as a TV writer in 1950s Hollywood, he spun a map of stars’ homes in Beverly Hills into a fully realized board game called “Stardom.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, based on the role-playing board game, is another addition to the long list of productions filmed here.

From BBC