Arimaa

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proper noun

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen pieces moving according to fixed rules across an 8×8 board with the objective to get one rabbit to the opposite side, kill all the opponents rabbits on your turn, or make the opponent have no legal moves on their turn.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen pieces moving according to fixed rules across an 8×8 board with the objective to get one rabbit to the opposite side, kill all the opponents rabbits on your turn, or make the opponent have no legal moves on their turn.

Origin

From Aamir, the name of the son of the inventor of the game (Omar Syed), spelled backwards, plus an initial a.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aimara
Cite this entry
APA

Arimaa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arimaa

MLA

“Arimaa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arimaa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arimaa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arimaa.

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