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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Mattel will make the dolls, action figures, accessories, collectibles and play sets; Hasbro will make the stuffys, electronics and board games.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Netflix has closed a deal for the exclusive global rights to popular multi-player board game Catan.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
And Joe Otterson weighs in on why vintage board games – think Clue, Monopoly, Catan – are suddenly hot properties for TV development.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Netflix has closed a deal for the exclusive global rights to popular multi-player board game Catan.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Forget comic books or video games, the untapped future of IP mining is clearly in board games.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2025
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 30 Oct. 2025.
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