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.
Board Games word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- board
- checkers
- chess
- dice
- pawn
- player
- roll
- token
- turn
- winner
Board Games word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- board
- checkers
- chess
- dice
- dominoes
- monopoly
- pawn
- player
- roll
- spinner
- square
- timer
- token
- turn
- winner
Board Games word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- board
- checkers
- chess
- dice
- dominoes
- ludo
- monopoly
- opponent
- pawn
- player
- roll
- scrabble
- spinner
- square
- strategy
- tile
- 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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