Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves two or more opponents moving pieces and using dice or cards
A board game is a game such as chess or backgammon, which people play by moving small objects around on a board. a new board game played with dice. A game of strategy, such as chess or backgammon, played by moving pieces on a board and sometimes involving dice. an indoor game played on a specially designed board made of thick card or wood
[ 'bOrd, 'bord ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English bord piece of sawed lumber, border, ship's side, from Old English; akin to Old High German bort ship's side.