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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Multiple studies have shown that older adults who regularly played games like Go and Ska (a traditional board game in Thailand) experienced improvements in attention, memory, and executive function (the mental skills used to plan, solve problems, and adapt to new situations).
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Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026
In this collection of short stories, there is a story as syllabus, a board game, middle school gamblers, generous dead neighbors, and a professional gynecology patient.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Giving fans a glimpse at some of her family’s vacation activities, including plenty of board games, dinners out, and Manta Ray excursions, Allen shared close-up photos of her strapless bikini style, which dipped to her ribs with metallic hardware keeping the plunging neckline in place.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Once a week, the single mother and her two young children sit around a table to play a board game.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
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Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026
In this collection of short stories, there is a story as syllabus, a board game, middle school gamblers, generous dead neighbors, and a professional gynecology patient.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Giving fans a glimpse at some of her family’s vacation activities, including plenty of board games, dinners out, and Manta Ray excursions, Allen shared close-up photos of her strapless bikini style, which dipped to her ribs with metallic hardware keeping the plunging neckline in place.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Once a week, the single mother and her two young children sit around a table to play a board game.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for board game
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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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