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US /ˈbɔːrd ˌɡeɪm/ 
UK /ˈbɔːd ˌɡeɪm/ 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

board game

ˈboard game BrE AmE noun [countable]
an indoor game played on a specially designed board made of thick card or wood

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

board game

ˈboard game [board game board games]       noun

any game played on a board, often using dice and small pieces that are moved around

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ˈ board ˌ game noun [ C ]

A2 any of many games, for example chess, in which small pieces are moved around on a board with a pattern on it

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

board game

also board-game
(board games)

A board game is a game such as chess or backgammon, which people play by moving small objects around on a board.
...a new board game played with dice.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

board game

board game noun, pl ~ games [count] : a game (such as chess) that is played by moving pieces on a special board