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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I just know they’re the type of people who love a good board game — one with rules that take a half-hour to explain, by which time their guests’ eyes have glazed over.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Next, they tackled the ancient Chinese board game Go.
From MarketWatch • May 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
But Amy Wosley, manager of Dice Cup - a board game cafe based in Nottingham - was less sure interest from these high-profile internet figures had a "large impact" on prices.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
The box contained a new doll with matching clothes and a Chutes and Ladders board game.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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