board game
Americannoun
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board games
plural
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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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of board game
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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As anyone who has tried to hold Europe in the board game Risk can attest, the continent is geographically harder to seal off than North America or Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nick Smith, who runs the Ludoquist board game cafe and bar in Croydon, London, said Burnham's announcement was reminiscent of "the trauma of Covid days".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was even turned into a board game.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
A lawyer representing Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is calling for the destruction of all copies of an extremely limited-edition, Operation-style board game mocking SGA for ‘foul baiting.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
It was something I had invented, a game you could play by using my Harmonee city like a 3-D board game.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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