parlour game

any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words

a game played on a specially designed board

a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters

a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game

a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice

a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point

a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard

a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases

a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice

Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die

an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board

a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark

a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes

a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does