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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He has churned out miniature versions of thousands of products including the Rubik’s Cube, the Operation board game and Hungry Hungry Hippos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Two friends from Newcastle have set themselves the challenge of completing a board game which has never officially been completed.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Burbank has an independent video game store, a board game store, a vintage toy store, a year-round Halloween store, the Horror Boodega convenience store and two comic book stores, Reifenberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
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
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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