boardgamer

plural boardgamers

1. alternativeAlternative form of board gamer.

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

   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

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   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, George Phillies, Tom Vasel, quoting Gary Christiansen, “Interviews: Hobbyists”, in Contemporary Perspectives on Game Design, Tempe, Ariz.: Third Millennium Publishing, →ISBN, page 397

   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.

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