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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And the gatherings staged at the branches around the county are wide-ranging — from veterans meetings at the Chickasaw branch and a chess club in Winter Garden to acrylic painting in Eatonville and family board games Saturdays at the southeast branch, north of the airport.
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Jack and Montgomery play fantasy board games and are bullied by jocks, but the tone is such a left turn that any common threads with Matarazzo’s former series become an afterthought.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Learn a new board game or two or find out new strategies with your old favorite at the Bay Area Games Day.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
In his free time, Carson enjoys playing board games, card games and video games.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
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Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Jack and Montgomery play fantasy board games and are bullied by jocks, but the tone is such a left turn that any common threads with Matarazzo’s former series become an afterthought.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Learn a new board game or two or find out new strategies with your old favorite at the Bay Area Games Day.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
In his free time, Carson enjoys playing board games, card games and video games.
—The Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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