Words Related to Games - Board Game Terms
Here you will learn some English words related to board game terms such as "capture", "handicap", and "turn".
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turn
[noun]
the time when someone has the opportunity, obligation, or right to do a certain thing that everyone in a group does one after the other
staging area
[noun]
a designated space on the game board where players can place their game pieces or tokens before they are put into play
custodian capture
[noun]
a capture when an opponent's game piece is blocked on adjacent sides by two or more of the capturing player's pieces. The blocked piece is then removed from the game board as a result of the capture
displacement capture
[noun]
a capture method used in some board games where a player's game piece is removed from the board and replaced by the capturing player's piece
triplet
[noun]
a set of three game pieces or cards or dice that share the same attributes, such as color, shape, or value
gameplay
[noun]
the set of activities, actions, and interactions that take place during the course of a board game or video game
grace
[noun]
a bonus turn granted to a player that allows them to take an additional action or move beyond what would normally be allowed in a single turn
handicap
[noun]
a set of rules or conditions that are put in place to balance the game and give a disadvantaged player a better chance of winning
huff
[noun]
the ability of a player to capture an opponent's game piece by removing it from the board when the opponent fails to capture one of the player's pieces that is able to make a capture move on the same turn
in hand
[phrase]
used to refer to the cards, pieces, etc. that a player holds and has not yet played
intervention capture
[noun]
the ability of a player to capture an opponent's game piece that has just made a capture move, by moving one of their own pieces to a square adjacent to the captured piece
pie rule
[noun]
a rule used to determine who plays first in the game, and to ensure that the starting player does not have an unfair advantage over their opponent
rank
[noun]
a straight line of spaces running horizontally across the gameboard at a right angle to a column
defector
[noun]
a player who switches allegiances or teams, typically to gain an advantage or for strategic reasons
boneyard
[noun]
a central reserve or stockpile of unused tiles, cards, or pieces that players can draw from during the game when they need additional resources or replacements
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