gameboard

See also: game board

English

Alternative forms

game board

Etymology

game +‎ board

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪm.bɔːd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪm.bɔɹd/

Noun

gameboard (plural gameboards)

(board games) A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.
(video games) The playfield.
- 2011, Janet H. Murray, Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice:
  The Mario games extended the gameboard with side scrolling […]

Synonyms

board

Hyponyms

checkerboard, chessboard

Related terms

Translations

portable surface on which a game is played

Finnish: pelilauta (fi)
French: tablier (fr) m
Latin: abacus (la) m
Mongolian: хөлөг (mn) (xölög)
Polish: plansza (pl) f
Swedish: spelplan (sv) c, spelbräde (sv) n

See also

gaming board

Anagrams

board game, boardgame

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