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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Burbank has an independent video game store, a board game store, a vintage toy store, a year-round Halloween store, the Horror Boodega convenience store and two comic book stores, Reifenberg said. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 One of those achievements was AlphaGo, a computer system that took on the best player in the world at the ancient Asian board game Go and won. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 There’s a roll-top bathtub for evening soaking, while two separate sitting rooms (one with a mud room, the other a private drinking room) keep the antique furniture and board games close at hand. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026 Elliott is a fan of complex Euro-style board games and digital versions that are heavy on strategy, less so on luck. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for board game

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of board game was in 1854

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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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board game

noun
: a game of strategy (as chess, checkers, or backgammon) played by moving pieces on a board

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