parlour game

Other forms: parlour games

Definitions of parlour game

1. noun

   a game suitable for playing in a parlor
   synonyms: parlor game

   types:

   word game

   any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words

   board game

   a game played on a specially designed board

   anagrams

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

   Scrabble

   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

   backgammon

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

   checkers, draughts

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

   chess, chess game

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

   Chinese checkers, Chinese chequers

   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

   darts

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

   go, go game

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

   halma

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

   beano, bingo, keno, lotto

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

   ludo

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

   Mah-Jongg, mahjong

   Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

   Monopoly

   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

   pachisi, parchesi, parchisi

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

   shove-ha'penny, shove-halfpenny, shovel board

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

   snakes and ladders

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

   noughts and crosses, tic-tac-toe, tick-tack-toe, ticktacktoe, ticktacktoo, tit-tat-toe

   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

   type of:

   game

   a contest with rules to determine a winner