halma

/ ˈhælmə /

noun

1. a board game in which players attempt to transfer their pieces from their own to their opponents' bases

Word History and Origins

Origin of halma¹

C19: from Greek halma leap, from hallesthai to leap

Example Sentences

The black and red halma men are very useful too, but the yellow and green always look cheap and nasty.

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But, so far as the imagination is concerned, they themselves are mollycoddles who will not venture beyond a game of halma or a sugarstick by the hearth.

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Inside were the emerald and opal "halma" board and ruby and diamond pieces, and with them a slip of parchment with Daphne's handwriting.

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Then on another evening we might encourage the men to play progressive games like draughts, halma, picture lotto, spillikins, ping-pong, and beggar-my-neighbour.

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The game was really a mix-up of parcheesi, halma, and some others; to which were added some original rules out of Sinclair’s own head.

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