The world of board gaming comes with its own crazy lingo. The terminology can be confusing to newcomers and veterans alike—if not entirely ambiguous at times. This will serve as a living, breathing glossary where I will attempt to define board game related lingo and buzzwords.
This living glossary is a collaboration between Paul Shapiro and BoredGameTable. We will continue to add definitions.
1. Used to denote a board game with small pieces that have to be manipulated and moved around, making it cumbersome to play.
2. Used to denote a board game where there are many little rules that are difficult to keep track of, aren't necessarily intuitive, and/or contains many edge cases.
An acronym for "Friendly Local Game Shop/Store".
This represents a small business "brick and mortar" store focused on selling board games.
The term "Friendly" is included to denote a distinguishing feature. FLGS are known to provide extra assistance, customer service, and often offer board game demos and/or libraries.
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