How to Use board game in a Sentence

board game

noun
  • There's nothing wrong with reading books, playing board games, or watching movies to unwind!
    Christin Perry, Parents, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The board game is multiplayer with a solitaire mode, but the app is solo only.
    Keith Law, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Was Colin Farrell hiding in the study from the board game Clue?
    New York Times, 1 Mar. 2021
  • This might look like bringing activities to the gathering like board games or crafts.
    ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon is filled with popular board games for different ages and group sizes, from two players to 20.
    Kayla Kitts, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Cohen contacted Petrusha and started beta testing the game with small groups and at board game conventions.
    Eli Reiter, Wired, 21 Jan. 2021
  • For the next two weeks, San Antonians will have a chance to make suggestions for properties in the board game.
    San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Also from Dire Wolf, Root is a fantastic adaption of a very good but peculiar board game.
    Keith Law, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Singer JoJo Siwa has responded to complaints about a board game for kids that is branded with her name and image.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Pulling out your favorite board game only to find a jumbled mess is a surefire way to kill that pre-game rush—the packaging in too many board games doesn’t do much to keep everything in place.
    Rk Pendergrass, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2021
  • End the day in one of the gigantic chairs in the library with a good book or a board game—head there early to get the best seat in the house, the bay window that looks out over your kingdom for the weekend.
    Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This more traditional version of the story involves a supernatural board game that comes to life and causes all kinds of family movie chaos.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2021
  • For the latest study, the researchers reconstructed a complete set of the SiS board game in order to analyze the board and each piece thoroughly.
    Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Anyone who is a fan of The Lord of the Rings needs this board game in their life.
    Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The short answer to the questions posed above is that this isn’t a board game.
    Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Here are 10 of the oldest board games and a quick primer on how to play each one.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
  • In the world of deep-learning AI, the ancient board game Go looms large.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Ask for one of a dozen board games at the bar, then sink into a leather couch by the fire.
    Lauren Matison, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Hasbro and The New York Times have made the get-it-in-six daily treat a board game.
    Leanne Italie, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The company nixed that idea but asked him to try to dream up a board game.
    James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The rules are the same as the board game classic: put four checkers of your color in a row.
    Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The ceiling is a Buzz Lightyear board game; the floor is Woody’s bandanna.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • And the competitive dad will love a set of retro board games.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
  • This is where miniature grab-and-go board games and card games will come in handy.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Catan wasn’t his first board game that made it onto the market.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • There are board games in Danielle’s office, but Lily would rather rest.
    Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Kids can play this board game by themselves or with friends.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Come hang out and try out a new board game or play with friends on the Nintendo Switch.
    Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The classic board game chooses your career path and loans from the bank.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • This could mean starting a book club, a dinner club, or a board game night.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 6 Oct. 2022

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