gameboard

Definitions of gameboard

1. noun

   a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
   synonyms: board

   types:

   backgammon board

   the board on which backgammon is played

   checker board, checkerboard

   a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors

   cribbage board

   a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage

   dart board, dartboard

   a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts

   go board

   a board used for playing go

   monopoly board

   a board used for playing monopoly

   Ouija, Ouija board

   a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages

   pegboard

   a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted

   punchboard

   a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize

   chess board, chessboard

   a checkerboard used to play chess

   type of:

   surface

   the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary