board games
Dice and pieces
Board games are games played on a marked surface—a board—typically with pieces, cards, or dice.
Chess, checkers, and backgammon are classic examples; Monopoly and Scrabble became household staples.
The term distinguishes these from card games, video games, and sports.
We spent the holiday playing board games with the family.
Strategic board game
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
- backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
- scrabbleClaw or grope frantically
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
clue · risk · battleship · mahjong · go · dominoes · draughts · operation
Marked cubes for chance
- tokensCurrency substitutes
- meeplesPerson-shaped game tokens
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- piecesParts of something divided
pawns · spinner · timer · scorepad · rulebook · box · tiles · miniatures
Multi-round competitive event
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- defeatVictory over another
- opponentOne who contends against
match · rankings · winner · loser · rivalry · playoffs · elimination · challenge
Related people together
- bondingForming close connections
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- partyGathering for celebration
- friendsVoluntary close relations
laughter · conversation · teamwork · interaction · hosting · snacks · table talk · trash talk
Planned approach to goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- tradingExchanging for value
- resource managementAllocating available means efficiently
cooperative · roll-and-move · auction · drafting · deduction · tile placement · negotiation · turn-based
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- word gamesLinguistic recreational activities
- war gamesSimulated combat training
- party gamesStructured group entertainment activities
- abstractCondensed version of text
thematic · adventure · mystery · economic · civilization · horror · fantasy · historical
chess
Strategic board game
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
- backgammonTwo-player dice board contest
- scrabbleClaw or grope frantically
monopoly · clue · risk · battleship · mahjong · go · dominoes · draughts · operation · life
dice
Marked cubes for chance
pieces · pawns · spinner · timer · scorepad · rulebook · box · tiles · miniatures · figurines
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
opponent · match · rankings · winner · loser · rivalry · playoffs · elimination · challenge · duel
family
Related people together
friends · laughter · conversation · teamwork · interaction · hosting · snacks · table talk · trash talk · house rules
strategy
Planned approach to goals
resource management · cooperative · roll-and-move · auction · drafting · deduction · tile placement · negotiation · turn-based · victory points
trivia
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- word gamesLinguistic recreational activities
- war gamesSimulated combat training
- party gamesStructured group entertainment activities
abstract · thematic · adventure · mystery · economic · civilization · horror · fantasy · historical · educational
- campingtent, campfire, campsite, campground, sleeping bag
- gamescard games, video games, chess, party games, dice games
- games and pastimeschess, card games, dice, children's games, backgammon
- kids activitiesdrawing, puzzles, dolls, craft kits, action figures
- kids playplaytime, playing, blocks, card games, make-believe
- playplay, free play, games, played, toys
board gamesvideo games
Interactive electronic entertainment
computer games · mobile games · console games · electronic games · arcade games
board gamesathletic games
Organized physical competitions
outdoor sports · field sports · spectator sports · adventure activities · extreme sports
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