Board and Rule

Board

Board noun - A group of persons formally joined together for some common interest.

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Rule and board are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Board".

Nearby Words: boarded, boarder, boarding, boardroom

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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Board and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Board" instead a noun "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

old	old board	old rule
special	special board	special rule
particular	particular board	particular rule
similar	similar board	similar rule
Other adjectives: complete, certain, standard, original, single, corrupt, actual, little, main, new, final, military, official, last.

house	board house	rule house
way	board way	rule way

When the board repeats without the ko rule being violated in Japanese go, the game ends in a "no result" (with the komi rule below, this is the only way a draw can happen).

Source: Obvious Rule Patch
Some board games - especially of the war variety - are so complicated they become the trope Guide Dang It in that they are near impossible to play without the rule book in hand.

Source: Board Games
The Lord of the Rings, with a variant rule to move the One Ring around the board to act as a sort of game "timer." Once the Ring reaches Mt.

Source: Themed Stock Board Game

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