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Board Games Word Search

A board game is played on a marked surface using pieces, dice, cards or tiles, with rules that set one clear way to win. Chess and backgammon have both been played for many hundreds of years. Game names and playing terms fill the grid.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • board
  • checkers
  • chess
  • dice
  • dominoes
  • monopoly
  • pawn
  • player
  • roll
  • spinner
  • square
  • timer
  • token
  • turn
  • winner

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Words in the Board Games word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

chess
Two-player game of kings, queens and pawns on 64 squares.
checkers
Board game where round pieces move diagonally and jump to capture.
dice
Small numbered cubes rolled to decide how far you move.
board
The printed playing surface that holds the spaces and pieces.
player
A person taking part in the game.
turn
One player's chance to move before the next person goes.
pawn
The smallest chess piece, which moves forward one square.
token
Small marker that stands for a player on the board.
winner
The player who finishes first or scores the most points.
roll
To throw the dice so they tumble and land.
dominoes
Rectangular tiles marked with dots and matched end to end.
square
One space on a grid-patterned playing board.
timer
Device that limits how long a turn can last.
spinner
Arrow that spins on a dial to show your move.
monopoly
Property trading game sold widely since the 1930s.
scrabble
Word game where letter tiles score different point values.
ludo
Race game where counters travel around a cross-shaped track home.
tile
Flat playing piece placed on the board during a turn.
opponent
The person you are playing against.
strategy
A plan for winning, made before and during play.

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