Definition of board game Board game
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What does board game mean?
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| board game - a game played on a specially designed board | ||
| parlor game, parlour game a game suitable for playing in a parlor | ||
| scrabble a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game | ||
| backgammon a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice | ||
| checkers, draughts a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces | ||
| chess game, chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | ||
| chinese checkers, chinese chequers a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point | ||
| darts a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard | ||
| go game, go a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters | ||
| halma a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases | ||
| beano, bingo, keno, lotto a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards | ||
| ludo a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice | ||
| mah-jongg mahjong | ||
| monopoly a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die | ||
| pachisi, parchesi, parchisi an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board | ||
| shove-ha'penny, shove-halfpenny, shovel board a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark | ||
| snakes and ladders a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes | ||
| noughts and crosses, tic-tac-toe, tick-tack-toe, ticktacktoe, ticktacktoo, tit-tat-toe a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does | ||
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board game
A game played on a specially designed board.
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- A board game is a game usually played with pieces on a board-like area. Board games may also involve dice, cards, money, etc. Some examples of board games are chess, scrabble, checkers, backgammon, irensei and go.
