棋盘游戏;桌游:一种通常在平面棋盘或版图上进行的游戏,常配合棋子、卡牌、骰子或标记物,玩家按规则轮流行动以达成胜利条件。(也常泛指“桌面游戏”中的棋盘类游戏。)
/ˈbɔːrd ɡeɪm/
We played a board game after dinner.
我们晚饭后玩了一款桌游。
Although the rules looked complicated at first, the board game became easy once we played a few rounds and learned how the pieces interact.
虽然一开始规则看起来很复杂,但我们玩了几轮、理解了棋子之间如何互动后,这款棋盘游戏就变得容易了。
board game 为合成词:board(“板、棋盘”)+ game(“游戏”)。意思直观地指“在棋盘/版图上进行的游戏”。随着现代桌游文化发展,这个词也常被用来区别于电子游戏(video game)或户外运动类游戏。