gameboard


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Noun1.gameboard - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board gamesgameboard - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
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
surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
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"We originally offered two spaces, but the response has been so overwhelming that we are now handing over all three of the Community Chest spaces that feature on a Mo-nopoly gameboard to charities," says Jake Houghton, custom games executive at Winning Moves UK, makers of the new game.
The gameboard can be manipulated in several ways, which can have various effects on the attacker.
The box includes one gameboard, one ultimate banking unit, four plastic tokens, 22 houses, 49 cards - 4 Bank, 22 Title Deed, 23 Event- along with two dice and a game guide.
Answer: According to Wikipedia, Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game, played by two or more on a gameboard with numbered, gridded squares.
For example, we have used the same gameboard (hundred chart) and game objective (recording three different 3-in-a-rows) for several different games to explore a variety of concepts including: place value, addition and subtraction, and multiplication (Russo, 2015; Russo, J., 2018)
Outdoor amenities include three rooftop terraces, a playground, putting green, dog run, an oversized chess gameboard, shuffleboard court, bocce ball and a picnic area.
Since then generations of fans have rolled two six-sided dice to move around the gameboard buying and trading properties, and develop them with houses and hotels.
Players take turns answering questions on a virtual gameboard and the controller is their touch-screen phone.
After taking a closer look at the gameboard, Emily discovers that a new puzzle piece has been added.
The Bloxels Video Game Builder Starter Kit contains the blocks, the gameboard, a challenge poster and a guidebook, while the Bloxels Classroom Packs are a cost-effective way to purchase multiple kits.