gameboard

See also: game board

English

Alternative forms

• game board

Etymology

From game +‎ board. First attested in 1826.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gameboard (plural gameboards)

1. (board games) A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.

   Synonym: board

   Hyponyms: checkerboard, chessboard

2. (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 […]

Related terms

• board game
• game

See also

• gaming board

Translations

portable surface on which a game is played

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

Anagrams

• board game, boardgame