How to Use board game in a Sentence

board game

noun
  • There are board games in Danielle’s office, but Lily would rather rest.
    Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Play classic board games like Chess together on the go, anywhere.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024
  • There are good reasons to take a hike on the new board game Trails from Keymaster Games.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • One of her favorite board games was Scruples, which challenges players with moral dilemmas.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
  • This mystery board game puts the majority of players into the roles of psychics with one player in the role of a ghost trying to solve their own murder.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Now, Hasbro is jumping in as well, with plans to create Fortnite adaptations of its most popular board games.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Betrayal at House on the Hill is a board game classic that’s seen several different versions throughout the year.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • There’s a roller coaster application to this, of course, but there’s also a vibe of the old Mouse Trap board game or the feeling of dominoes falling.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Sometimes the group just watched a film, went hiking or played mah-jongg or a board game.
    Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • Or visit the Board Game Barrister to find a new board game.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The board game was already in the family’s shopping cart.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The board game will give you four options for playing: fast, timed, teams and classic.
    Nancy Clanton, ajc, 18 July 2022
  • For a board game that the whole family can play, opt for Trouble, which is on sale for just $6.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Fans who just want the minis are in luck: the company sells them on their own without the need to buy the full board game.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • There’s a large re-creation of a senet board (a board game found in Tut’s tomb) that visitors can play.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Our Hasbro gaming, which is the core board games, is a business that has been bucking the trend.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • In the studies, kids played board games on average two times a week for 20 minutes each over the course of six weeks.
    Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 10 July 2023

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