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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These were holidays as celebrated in the movies, with stockings and decorations and board games by the fire.
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Anelise Chen
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
The late-night spot serves up a range of chai along with sparkling nonalcoholic fruited mojitos, milkshakes, and Pakistani street food until midnight, with regulars posting up and playing board games.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 May 2025
Governor Stumpy’s was the only Kansas City area restaurant on the Yelp list, which also included the St. Louis board game eatery, Pieces.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
Those not playing board games at the long wooden table might be shooting pool—humans typically, not dogs.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Anelise Chen
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
The late-night spot serves up a range of chai along with sparkling nonalcoholic fruited mojitos, milkshakes, and Pakistani street food until midnight, with regulars posting up and playing board games.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 May 2025
Governor Stumpy’s was the only Kansas City area restaurant on the Yelp list, which also included the St. Louis board game eatery, Pieces.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2025
Those not playing board games at the long wooden table might be shooting pool—humans typically, not dogs.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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