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

Last year, Quaid told The Times that he and Doumit “have a whole morning routine” involving coffee, music and sometimes even a board game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

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 line between TMI and TLI—too little information—can feel like playing the board game Operation: one tiny flinch in either direction and the buzzer goes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

It was an old board game I’d found at a thrift store—of course.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller