gameboard

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gameboard

/ˈɡeɪm.bɔːd/ UK
/ˈɡeɪm.bɔɹd/ US

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From game + board. First attested in 1826.

noun gameboards · game board

A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.
Similar: board
The playfield. The Mario games extended the gameboard with side scrolling […]

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noun portable surface on which a game is played

中文	棋盤 /棋盘 qípán
Français	tablier
Deutsch	Spielbrett, Spielplan
Русский	игрово́е по́ле igrovóje póle, игрова́я доска́ igrovája doská

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@misc{gameboard_2026,
  title = {gameboard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gameboard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}