boardgamer

See also: board gamer and board-gamer

English

Noun

boardgamer (plural boardgamers)

1. Alternative form of board gamer.
   • 2006, George Phillies, Tom Vasel, quoting Gary Christiansen, “Interviews: Hobbyists”, in Contemporary Perspectives on Game Design, Tempe, Ariz.: Third Millennium Publishing, →ISBN, page 397:

     Again, we don’t want to exclude anyone, but we’re pretty sure the RPG crowd would be uncomfortable being around boardgamers trying to get them in boardgames every session.

   • 2006, Shari Caudron, Who Are You People? A Journey into the Heart of Fanatical Passion in America, Fort Lee, N.J.: Barricade Books Inc., →ISBN, page 210:

     Did a growth in leisure time contribute to Marie’s obsession with Star Trek? To the boardgamers’ immersion in a World at War?

   • 2012, Garry Crawford, “Studying video games”, in Video Gamers, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 11:

     Randall argues too that the nature of rules is quite different in video games and boardgames, much more clearly regimented and maintained by the video game itself in the former, while in the latter, boardgamers play a much more participatory role in developing, agreeing and maintaining game rules during play.