board game

noun

plural board games

: a game (such as checkers, chess, or backgammon) played by placing or moving pieces on a board

Examples of board game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Google DeepMind has a long history of using games as a proving ground for machine learning models, from enabling breakthroughs in complex board games like Go to outperforming humans in Atari VCS games and StarCraft, for example. —Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026

Pichai was particularly blown away when DeepMind’s AI system AlphaGo played a brilliant, novel move in the strategy board game Go against champion Lee Sedol in 2016, revealing that AI could think creatively and beyond mere mimicry. —Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026

The place, a rental, is furnished without pretension—cushy sectional, vintage Tabasco poster, board games. —Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

This special edition of the classic board game sees players find the killer among Harry Potter characters and iconic locations from the book series. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for board game

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe

Kids Definition

board game

noun

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