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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This was yesterday’s extra puzzle: Four friends—Owl, Robot, Sneaky Bobby, and Tomcat—are playing a board game that involves rolling a six-sided die and moving that many spaces forward.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Like his brothers, Edan enjoys playing board games and visiting his dad on set.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The teaser for the new season finds Fielder pacing by a slew of nearly identical sets with variations of the same couple played by starkly different actors pulling out board games or sitting at a computer desk.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Clue, or Cluedo in the country of its birth, is one of the best board games of all time.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Like his brothers, Edan enjoys playing board games and visiting his dad on set.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The teaser for the new season finds Fielder pacing by a slew of nearly identical sets with variations of the same couple played by starkly different actors pulling out board games or sitting at a computer desk.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Clue, or Cluedo in the country of its birth, is one of the best board games of all time.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Board game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20game. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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