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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In Memphis, a scholarship coordinator was eager to go thrifting, work out or play board games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
From board games to first-person shooters, games have historically provided a structured, rules-based playground for digital algorithms to learn.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
Comments included "calmer in lessons", "less fall out between pupils during the day" and "board games seen during lunch".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Other board games, such as Trouble and Sorry, were also problematic: If a touch of bad luck stymied his plans, he became angry and would abandon the game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
