halma

British  

/ ˈhælmə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of halma

C19: from Greek halma leap, from hallesthai to leap

Example Sentences

Among the more capable halma players is William, Griffith.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert

We were staying in a country house one year where there were seven tables of halma in the long gallery.

From Chateau and Country Life in France by Waddington, Mary Alsop King

But Mrs. Hilary hated piquet, and all card games, and halma, and dominoes, and everything.

From Dangerous Ages by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

Of course, most grown-ups will say that they would rather be burnt at a slow fire, or play halma, than be bothered with magic cities.

From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by Nesbit, E. (Edith)