ESOL 2 Board Game Vocabulary

The surface where a board game is played.

• Prototype

• Game Board

• Dice

• Game Pieces

A game where players take turns following rules.

• Turn-based

• Strategy

• Objective

• Chance

A plan for winning a game.

• Turn-based

• Strategy

• Objective

• Chance

The goal or aim of a game.

• Turn-based

• Strategy

• Objective

• Chance

The instructions that explain how to play a game.

• Player-order

• Game Rules

• Scoreboard

• Game Mechanics

Objects used in a board game to represent players or other elements.

• Prototype

• Game Board

• Dice

• Game Pieces

Small cubes with dots used to generate numbers randomly.

• Prototype

• Game Board

• Dice

• Game Pieces

The sequence in which players take turns.

• Player-order

• Game Rules

• Scoreboard

• Game Mechanics

The possibility of something happening randomly.

• Turn-based

• Strategy

• Objective

• Chance

A first version of something made for testing.

• Prototype

• Game Board

• Dice

• Game Pieces