game pieces
Moved during play
Game pieces are the physical objects players move, place, or manipulate during board games and tabletop games.
Chess has its kings and pawns, checkers its discs, Monopoly its thimble and top hat.
The term covers anything from simple tokens to elaborate miniatures: We're missing a few game pieces from this old set.
Also called playing pieces.
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- roll the diceAccept uncertain outcome
- spinnerThing that rotates
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- standeeOne without a seat
playing pieces · chip · figurine · meeple · peg · miniature · counter · dominoes · token · cube · marker · checkers · chess set · card · tile · grid square · board games · tabletop games
- tabletop gamesboard games, card games, backgammon, chess, checkers
- game nightboard games, card games, players, turns, rules
- Viking artifactsViking helmets, Viking ships, runestones, longships, Oseberg ship
- 3D printsprints, models, prototypes, makes, remixes
- Robotics Competitionsrobot, BattleBots, humanoid robots, Worlds, regionals
- counterscounter, counters, tally, tally counter, click counter
game piecesgame board
Flat surface for play
board · playing field · rulebook · game box · instructions
game piecesplayers
Game participants
participants · opponents · game master · dealer · referee
game piecesgame rules
Instructions governing play
rules · game mechanics · victory conditions · scoring system