board game
noun
plural board games
: a game (such as checkers, chess, or backgammon) played by placing or moving pieces on a board
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Guests hunker down for board games and orchard martinis in the three-suite farmhouse, which can be rented out in full on occasion.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
When Theorists Enter the War Room But game theory is not just about board games.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
The cushion lifts to reveal a space large enough to hold board games or an extra blanket.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
And the gatherings staged at the branches around the county are wide-ranging — from veterans meetings at the Chickasaw branch and a chess club in Winter Garden to acrylic painting in Eatonville and family board games Saturdays at the southeast branch, north of the airport.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
When Theorists Enter the War Room But game theory is not just about board games.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
The cushion lifts to reveal a space large enough to hold board games or an extra blanket.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
And the gatherings staged at the branches around the county are wide-ranging — from veterans meetings at the Chickasaw branch and a chess club in Winter Garden to acrylic painting in Eatonville and family board games Saturdays at the southeast branch, north of the airport.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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