board game
Americannoun
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a game, as checkers or chess, requiring the moving of pieces from one section of a board to another.
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any game played on a board.
Etymology
Origin of board game
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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From board game clubs to junk journaling meetups, there’s so many different ways to connect and maybe try something new.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
The teenagers huddled around the table leap into action, shouting instructions and acting out the correct strategies for just one of the potential catastrophes laid out in the board game called Master of Disaster.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Her expanded list includes some family members whom she gave a hard-to-find version of the Clue board game last year but reacted with “kind of a weird vibe” about getting something used.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The 33-year-old has been playing the popular Japanese board game professionally since 2003.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
This all seemed like a game to Twig, a strategic board game come to life, and I was tom between telling her to take this seriously and joining in.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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