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board game

  • /ˈbɔː(ɹ)d ˌɡeɪm/

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From board + game. First attested in 1844.

noun board games · boardgame · board-game

  1. Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.

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noun game played on a board

Españoljuego de mesa
한국어보드게임 bodeugeim
日本語ボードゲーム bōdo gēmu
中文版圖遊戲 /版图游戏 bǎntú yóuxì, 圖版遊戲 /图版游戏 túbǎn yóuxì, 紙盤遊戲 /纸盘游戏 zhǐpán yóuxì, 棋盤遊戲 /棋盘游戏 qípán yóuxì, 紙上遊戲 /纸上游戏 zhǐshàng yóuxì, 桌面遊戲 /桌面游戏 zhuōmiàn yóuxì
Kiswahilibao
Portuguêsjogo de tabuleiro
Françaisjeu de société
DeutschBrettspiel
Italianogioco da tavolo
Ελληνικάεπιτραπέζιο epitrapézio, επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι epitrapézio paichnídi
Românăjoc pe tablă, joc de tablă, joc de societate
Русскийнасто́льная игра́ nastólʹnaja igrá
العربيةلُعْبَة لَوْحِيَّة, لُعْبَة طَاوِلَة

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@misc{board_game_2026,
  title = {board game},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/board%20game},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}