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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McGranaghan and Miller, a married couple based in Los Angeles, are the founders of party and board game business McMiller.
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Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
There is a kids’ clubroom with foosball, board games, and arts and crafts; an on-call Ice Cream Man, who will prepare in-room sundaes; and hotel-wide scavenger hunts.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
If board games are cluttering the console, move them to a nearby cabinet and display only one or two favorites.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
There are tons of board games on sale now at Amazon, Walmart, and Target — just in time for holiday gifting.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
There is a kids’ clubroom with foosball, board games, and arts and crafts; an on-call Ice Cream Man, who will prepare in-room sundaes; and hotel-wide scavenger hunts.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025
If board games are cluttering the console, move them to a nearby cabinet and display only one or two favorites.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
There are tons of board games on sale now at Amazon, Walmart, and Target — just in time for holiday gifting.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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