board game
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1. a game played on a specially designed board (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | scrabble, |
| definition | : | a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | backgammon, |
| definition | : | a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | checkers, draughts, |
| definition | : | a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | chess, chess game, |
| definition | : | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | chinese checkers, chinese chequers, |
| definition | : | a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | darts, |
| definition | : | a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | go, go game, |
| definition | : | a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | halma, |
| definition | : | a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | beano, bingo, keno, lotto, |
| definition | : | a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ludo, |
| definition | : | a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | mah-jongg, mahjong, |
| definition | : | Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | monopoly, |
| definition | : | a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pachisi, parchesi, parchisi, |
| definition | : | an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | snakes and ladders, |
| definition | : | a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | promote, |
| definition | : | be changed for a superior chess or checker piece (verb.competition) |
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