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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Original Board Games Vintage editions of classic board games like Monopoly, Life, or Mystery Date are all worth keeping on your radar. Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025 Golden Gamers: 11 a.m.-noon, Ramona Community Library, 1275 Main St. Join us board games and card games for adults. Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025 Simple Joys: Sometimes the simplest activities—playing board games, staying up late, having a picnic, or sneaking an extra soda late at night—can be the most memorable. Joshua Becker, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Similar patterns appeared in the selection of other leisure activities, such as classic TV shows, traditional board games and other familiar favorites. Kuan-Ju Huang, Scientific American, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for board game

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of board game was in 1854

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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

board game

noun
: a game of strategy (as chess, checkers, or backgammon) played by moving pieces on a board

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