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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Other small but apt touches include a Polaroid camera, a Clueless board game, and fuzzy pens, layered.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
Pop culture memorabilia abounds, too, with a 1930s board game, tin race cars and a Nintendo 64 game from 2000.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The set, by architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, was a life-sized take on the ancient Indian board game of Snakes and Ladders.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Party for adults: Video games and board games for adults will be available at an Adult After-Hours Party: Game Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 27 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
Pop culture memorabilia abounds, too, with a 1930s board game, tin race cars and a Nintendo 64 game from 2000.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The set, by architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai, was a life-sized take on the ancient Indian board game of Snakes and Ladders.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Party for adults: Video games and board games for adults will be available at an Adult After-Hours Party: Game Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 27 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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