gameboard
nounUK /ˈɡeɪm.bɔːd/ · US /ˈɡeɪm.bɔɹd/
Etymology From game + board.
1
A portable surface marked for playing a game, and on which the counters or other pieces are placed and moved.
2
Video games The playfield.
- The Mario games extended the gameboard with side scrolling […]2011, Janet H. Murray, Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice:
- Synonyms
- board
- Related terms
- board game, game, gaming board
- Hyponyms
- checkerboard, chessboard