Board Game Vocabulary

noun a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck

verb to manipulate a situation to achieve a desired outcome

• The game of chess requires strategic thinking and careful planning.
• Let's play a game of Monopoly tonight!
• I'm totally addicted to this new mobile game, it's so lit.
• Life is like a game, you never know what move will come next.

noun a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck

• The educational games helped improve the students' critical thinking skills.
• We should play some games together this weekend.
• Let's chill and play some games, bro.
• Life is like a series of games, you just have to learn how to play them.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• It is important to keep score in a competitive game to determine the winner.
• Hey, don't forget to keep score during our friendly match!
• Let's make sure we keep score so we know who's winning.
• In life, it's not always necessary to keep score of every little thing.