1,000+ Trendy Board Game Names

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Updated: March 26th, 2025

So, you've come up with the perfect board game idea, but in order to launch, you need a good business name.

And not just a name, but a creative and descriptive name that will make your board game stand out.

The name of your business will forever play a role in:

Your customers first impression
Your businesses identity
The power behind the type of customer your brand attracts
If you're memorable or not

We've put together a list of the best board game ideas, provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to name your business and give real-world examples of how other founders came up with the name of their business.

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Catchy board game name ideas

Game of Shadow
Checkers Tab
Queen Fashionista
Space Warrior
Battle Underground
Alien Invaders
Simon Says
Land Rivals
Twister Maze
Perfection Camp
The Vinci Trivia
Zombie Land
Desert Survival
The Invisible Hotel
Foody Land
Surviving the Forbidden Forest
Midnight Attacker
Are you In or Out
Hard Mind Game
Community Upgrade
Way to Wonderland
The Invasion of Earth
Stay on the Line
Operation 101
Mind Test 101
Think like Einstein
Tales 101 Board Game
Zero Case Covid-19 Community
Betrayal of the Queen
Squad Game
Battle of the Great
Who's the Culprit
Formula AZ
Clue 101
The Princess of Madagascar
The Game for Win
Finding Match
Zombie Attack
Risk Taker
Spy Expert
Finance Tactics
The Missing Eight
Ghost House
Fishing Game
Mind Operation
The Fairy Says
Play to Live
Show the Sign
History Revealed
Mind Reading Strategy
Dino Ice Quest
The Golde Equation
What's the Trend
Detective Moves 101
The Rise of the Aliens
Spider Invasion
OOTD 101
What's the Message
That's for 5 Minutes
Ecologically Mind Board Games
Let's Drain your Brain
How to survive a pandemic
Midnight Game
Connect the Dots
Fantastic Eight
Soldier Chronicles
Space Hunter
Guess What
Andromeda Game
Battle Love
Prince Wonderland
Castle Downfall
Twilight War
Lost Paradise
Korchess
Favorite Fearless
The Noble Brave
Back Bord
Disappeared Board
Vertical
Complicated
Interesting Stake Co
Transferred Board
Free
Room Group
The Key Plank
Gameboard Collective
Parcheesi Group
The Flat
Central
Member Plank Co
The Loose Panel
Bottom Bureaus
Fifth Spirited Trading Co
Plank Trading Co
Little Gamey Trading Co
Larger Fearless Group
Starred Board
Executive Control Panel
Narrow
The Wild
Gard Board
Language Gage Co
Perpetuating Circuit Board Spot
MedicalBoard
Foot Gameboard Collective
The Local
Pachisi Place
Smooth Gameboard Co
MunicipalBoard
PopularGame
Permanent Get On
AboveBoard
Yard Board

Creative board game name ideas

RoundGame
Administrative
National
Backgammon Co
The Panel
The Flat Circuit Card
SimpleGame
FullBoard
Flat Room Place
Supervisory Panel Pro
Biggest
OnlyGame
Wild Stake Group
Punt Place
Permanent Circuit Card
Regional Circuit Board Pro
Pachisi Pro
The Vertical Gameboard
The Back Room
Pachisi Place
Festive Control Panel Spot
Independent Circuit Card Co
Difficult Fearless Pro
Ard Board
Across Table Pro
Regard Board
Round
The Old
The Sounding Plank
Man
Big Stake
Front Circuit Card Group
Fair
Foot Gameboard Trading Co
Elaborate Spirited Group
Mettlesome Collective
Gage Collective
Circuit Card Place
FifthGame
Gamey Group
Get On Group
Assured Board
Gage Trading Co
Scarred Board
The Thin Dining Table
The Difficult
The Old Mettlesome
IndependentBoard
FairGame
Noble
Bottom Billboard
The Circuit Board Trading Co
Table Trading Co
Diplomatic Spirited Spot
Wild Punt Pro
Local
Person
Official Plank Pro
The Man
The Larger Punt
Across
The Local Gameboard
Larger Stake Collective
The Free Gameboard
Sorry Group
Player Mettlesome Collective
The Language Gamey
The Circuit
Bottom
Independent Gameboard Place
Above Plank
The Smaller Mettlesome
Separate Circuit Card Group
Corporate Dining Table Trading Co
Back Bureau
Elaborate Gamey Trading Co
Electronic
Easy Gamey
FederalBoard
Punt Co
Stake Co
Loose
Room Spot
Get On Collective
Seventh
The Back
Key Get On
The First Spirited
The Thin
Lotto Pro
Sounding Card Collective
The Elaborate Gritty
Control Panel Group
Little
Rough
The Last
Corporate Circuit Card Collective
The Entire
Bottom Boat
The Perpetuating Gameboard
The Entire Circuit Card
Halma Spot
Only Brave
Sound
Friendly Fearless Collective
Side Room Pro
Smooth Gameboard Co
Lured Board
Childish Mettlesome
The Smooth Control Panel
ElaborateGame
Circuit Plank
FavoriteGame
The Rough

Learn more about starting a board game:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a board game?
-> Pros and cons of a board game

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-> Board game slogans

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Funny Board Game Names

SoundingBoard
The Desperate
Lard Board
WoodenBoard
EditorialBoard
Gameboard Co
Back Branch
Silly Fearless Co
NarrowBoard
Gage Spot
The Hospitable
FestiveBoard
FootBoard
Professional Punt Place
Scrabble Group
Gerd Board
CircuitBoard
The Running Control Panel
Disappeared Board
Card Co
The Narrow Panel
Bottom Boat
Circuit Card Pro
NationalBoard
Pachisi Spot
Festive Card Pro
The Fourth Gage
Scrabble Spot
Quiet Stake
The Interesting Gritty
The Noble Brave
Blurred Board
Parcheesi Group
Perfect Mettlesome Collective
Spurred Board
Sea Dining Table Co
The Key
The Larger Gage
The Big Back
Chard Board
Card Spot
The Sum
Complicated
Side Room Pro
The Fair
SmoothBoard
The Friendly
Declared Board
First Gage Spot
StateBoard
The Circuit Board Trading Co
Dangerous
SupervisoryBoard
The Thin
Difficult Fearless Trading Co
Whole Back Pro
Side Panel
The Festive Table
Circuit Board Pro
Person Gritty Trading Co
Favourite
Entire
Bottom Baseboard
Easy Gamey
Shared Board
The Sound
Quiet Spirited Spot
Ouija Dining Table Place
Bird Board
The Medical
Hard Board
Narrow Room Group
FinalGame
Man
Panel Co
Bottom Bureaux
Halma Place
The Favorite Fearless
Official Dining Table Trading Co
Permanent Circuit Card
Dining Table Group
Member
Member Plank Co
The Final Gritty
Independent Panel Group
Parcheesi Collective
Darts Spot
The Biggest Back
Top Table
BiggestGame
New Circuit Card Co
Popular Stake Co
Nerd Board
First Gage Collective
Bottom Bord
The Player
The Administrative
Corporate Circuit Card Collective
Popular Gritty Group
Perfect Fearless
Favorite Brave Trading Co
Easy Punt
Thick Plank
Bottom Gameboard Place
The Back
The Perfect
Elaborate Gage Place
Corporate Dining Table Trading Co
Institutional Table
The Favorite Gage
The Elaborate Spirited
Separate Circuit Card Group
Childish Mettlesome
The Vertical Gameboard

Cool board game name ideas

Circuit Board Co
Gage Trading Co
Chard Board
The Independent
Noble Mettlesome
InchBoard
BiggestGame
The Loose Panel
The Perfect Brave
Separate Circuit Card Group
Laird Board
The Friendly Punt
ComplicatedGame
The First Gamey
Back Bureau
Control Panel Collective
The Competitive
Wild Stake Group
Official Panel
Across Circuit Card Spot
The Biggest
Monopoly Group
The Old Mettlesome
Bottom Body
Declared Board
Smooth Gameboard Co
Punt Co
The Seventh Fearless
RunningBoard
Stake Spot
Silly Fearless Co
SeventhGame
The Sum
Statutory
Back Baseboard
Room Group
Elaborate Gage Place
Intellectual Mettlesome Co
Pachisi Place
Inch Get On Group
Independent Plank
Cooperative
Running
Perfect Stake Collective
Table Spot
The Popular
MunicipalBoard
The Final
Parcheesi Collective
The First Spirited
The Favorite Brave
FinalGame
The Federal
Permanent Get On
Little Gage
Room Place
The Hospitable
The Entire
Pachisi Spot
Spirited Pro
The Smooth Control Panel
Permanent Gameboard Co
Paired Board
Next Stake
Person
Get On Co
The Complicated
The Switch
The Loose
Beard Board
Difficult Back Pro
Special
Scrabble Pro
Wild Spirited
The Fascinating
Scarred Board
Perfect Mettlesome Collective
Full
Favorite Mettlesome
Executive Control Panel
Bottom Panel
Yard Board
Supervisory Panel Pro
The Official
Larger Stake Collective
Bird Board
Hospitable Table
The Inch Table
The Rough
Fearless Pro
Avant garde Board
Gritty Group
Squared Board
The Regional
Back Boat
Back Billboard
The The
Elected Control Panel
Gameboard Co
Deadly Gritty Trading Co
Punt Spot
The Key Circuit Card
AdministrativeBoard
Difficult
The Thick
Card Place
Narrow Table
FederalBoard
Diplomatic Spirited Place
Circuit Card Place
Brave Collective
The Cooperative
Narrow Gameboard Collective
Conferred Board

Unique board game name ideas

Smaller Spirited Place
SimpleGame
The Whole Punt
Nerd Board
Thick Plank
The Big Back
Elaborate Gage Spot
Perfect Fearless
Bottom Brink
Gerd Board
Printed Plank Trading Co
Fair Spirited
Old
Brave Place
State
The Whole
Simple
The Full Circuit Board
Official
Smooth
Scrabble Collective
PopularGame
Wild Stake Pro
Supervisory Plank
Free
Regional Dining Table
Sounding Card Collective
The Circuit Board Trading Co
Card Spot
Spirited Place
Wild Punt Spot
IndependentBoard
Difficult Fearless Trading Co
Political Stake
Favorite Brave Trading Co
EditorialBoard
The Big
Stake Co
StateBoard
Attired Board
Gameboard Collective
PermanentBoard
Loose
The Sounding Plank
Back Brim
Appeared Board
SoundingBoard
Professional Punt
Independent Gameboard Place
Back Bureaus
Local Card Trading Co
Back Bureaux
Rough
Advisory
Table Pro
Person Gage Place
Sorry Group
Desperate Gamey
Favourite Spirited
New Circuit Card Co
Person Punt Pro
Permanent Circuit Card
Federal Dining Table Co
BigGame
Across Get On
Kurd Board
Preferred Board
Bottom Plank Spot
The New Circuit Card
Panel Collective
The Back
Simple Fearless Spot
FlatBoard
The Complicated Brave
Punt Place
Easy Gamey
FootBoard
Circuit Plank
State Gameboard Place
Darts Group
The Perfect
Monopoly Co
The Smaller Gamey
The Regional Circuit Board
Larger Fearless Group
The Panel
The Sea Panel
Last Gritty
WildGame
Circuit Card Spot
HorizontalBoard
Quiet Gritty
Easy
Regional
Back Bord
FavouriteGame
Across Table Pro
Seventh Gamey
SwitchBoard
Fair Fearless
New Table Co
Free Dining Table Pro
Electronic Dining Table
CompetitiveGame
Monopoly Pro
Sea Control Panel
Corrugated Dining Table Spot
Sorry Pro
Brave Trading Co
Chess Co
Flat
Desperate
Circuit Get On Spot
Parcheesi Spot

Cute board game name ideas

Last
The Final Gritty
Halma Collective
Blurred Board
Childish
Sound Get On
Municipal
The Quiet
Top
Popular Gritty Group
MedicalBoard
Bared Board
Back Spot
Dangerous Punt Place
Fifth
Horizontal Circuit Board Trading Co
The National Get On
Brave Pro
SumGame
Perpetuating Circuit Board Spot
The Horizontal Room
The Favorite Fearless
Thick
Foot Panel
Gamey Group
Big
Vertical
Barred Board
The Elected
Gritty Trading Co
Man Card Place
Across Get On Trading Co
Discard Board
Horizontal Room Pro
Intellectual Stake
Gage Pro
Double Back Place
The Entire Plank
The Biggest Back
Panel Group
The Thin Control Panel
Halma Trading Co
Brave Group
CorporateBoard
Regional Circuit Board Pro
The Full Table
Full Circuit Board Collective
Backgammon Co
Control Panel Trading Co
Supervisory Gameboard Collective
Fascinating Gamey Group
Halma Pro
AboveBoard
Corporate Dining Table
Lotto Pro
Chess Trading Co
Weird Board
Key Get On
The Smaller
First Brave
FestiveBoard
Bottom Bureaus
Interesting Gage
Festive
Popular Fearless
The Interesting Gritty
Popular Stake Co
Sea Circuit Card Co
Elaborate Spirited Group
Diplomatic Gage Co
Executive
The Professional
Backgammon Spot
Supervisory Get On Spot
Gamey Trading Co
The Quiet Punt
The Control Panel Place
The Free Gameboard
Stared Board
Fifth Gritty Trading Co
Narrow
Final
The Narrow Panel
Running Card Place
Gameboard Pro
DesperateGame
The Bottom
The Special
The Fourth
The Regional Table
Only Brave Trading Co
Man
The Free Circuit Card
The Language
Sound
Stake Group
The Executive Plank
ExecutiveBoard
Monopoly Collective
Back Card
Circuit Card Trading Co
Childish Back Pro
Member Get On
The Round Brave
Bottom Gameboard Place
Spurred Board
Friendly Punt
Separate
Permanent Card Pro
Fourth Stake Co
Local
Transferred Board
DangerousGame
Printed Plank Pro

Clever board game name ideas

The Horizontal
Elaborate Gamey Trading Co
Sum
Festive Control Panel Spot
Gird Board
OnlyGame
Back Place
The Above
Sorry Trading Co
Darts Spot
Easy Punt
Printed Card
Favorite Mettlesome Pro
Free Circuit Board Place
Little
Circuit Card Group
Plank Trading Co
Favorite
The Wooden
Parcheesi Pro
Herd Board
Dining Table Trading Co
Front Circuit Card Group
Spirited Spot
Charred Board
WholeGame
Fifth Gritty Spot
Incurred Board
Complicated Gage
The Next
The Fourth Spirited
Local Circuit Board Trading Co
Cooperative Gritty Group
Narrow Table Group
DiplomaticGame
Larger Brave Collective
Dangerous Spirited
Member Plank Co
Bottom Baseboard
Fourth Gage Pro
The Top Circuit Board
Bottom Boat
Card Group
The Childish
Special Gameboard
The National
Ouija Card Pro
Gritty Co
Popular
Side Panel
The Supervisory
Quiet Spirited Spot
The Perpetuating Table
Bottom Branch
Inch Get On
Circuit Board Pro
Mettlesome Spot
National Circuit Card Spot
Pachisi Co
The Political
RoundGame
Little Gamey Trading Co
Pachisi Collective
Horizontal Circuit Board
The Larger Punt
Dangerous
Pachisi Group
BottomBoard
FullBoard
Gamey Place
Plank Spot
Political
The Fair
Only
Bernard Board
LargerGame
The Corrugated
Seventh
The First
The Old Gage
Diplomatic Spirited Spot
NextGame
Sounding
Jarred Board
Desperate Gritty
The Friendly Back
Get On Group
Spared Board
First Gage Collective
The Noble Brave
Quiet Brave Place
Larger
Backgammon Pro
Starred Board
Card Collective
The Interesting
Parcheesi Co
Gage Collective
Halma Co
The Elaborate Spirited
PersonGame
Perpetuating Card
Circuit Board Group
Professional Punt Place
Next Gage Place
The Dangerous
Pachisi Pro
Perpetuating
The Elected Get On
Panel Co
Gage Spot
Bottom Bureaux
Exciting Brave Trading Co
NarrowBoard

Best board game name ideas

Full Get On Collective
Sea Dining Table Co
Dining Table Spot
Member Control Panel Co
Above Gameboard
Spirited Trading Co
Stake Collective
Disappeared Board
The Thin
Complicated Back Co
Mettlesome Collective
MemberBoard
The Running
The Deadly
Favorite Fearless
Corrugated Circuit Card
Festive Card Pro
The Administrative
Get On Pro
Member
Eared Board
The Executive Control Panel
Competitive
Bottom Bord
VerticalBoard
Gamey Co
Ouija Circuit Card Collective
Big Stake
Fifth Spirited Trading Co
Loose Control Panel Co
Above Gameboard Trading Co
Separate Plank Place
Federal Table
The Difficult
Independent Panel Group
Vertical Card Spot
Impaired Board
Thin
Top Panel Collective
The Wild
InstitutionalBoard
Electronic
Central Table
The Last
Foot Control Panel Co
Mettlesome Group
The Side
Switch Room Pro
Official Plank Pro
The New
The Key
Friendly Fearless Collective
FairGame
White Room Place
ChildishGame
The Cooperative Fearless
The Front
The Key Plank
Professional
Language Gage Co
The Back Room
Stake Trading Co
Independent Table
The Fifth Gamey
The Member
Back Group
Back Body
Independent Circuit Card Co
Table Trading Co
The Full
Wooden
Back Collective
Favorite Gamey Group
The Statutory Control Panel
LastGame
Wild
The Sum Gamey
Gritty Spot
Chess Collective
First Fearless Spot
Lotto Trading Co
The Foot
The Favorite Gage
The Simple
Floured Table Place
Deferred Board
Intellectual
Spirited Group
The Side Panel
Regard Board
Permanent Room Collective
Room Spot
PerpetuatingBoard
Friendly
Horizontal
Darts Collective
Rough Gritty Place
The Front Get On
Key Plank Spot
NewBoard
Mettlesome Place
Independent Circuit Board Pro
ElaborateGame
Card Pro
Sorry Co
Bottom Billboard
The Narrow
Smooth Plank Co
Sea Control Panel Place
Interesting Stake Co
Administrative Card Pro
Independent Room
Elaborate Gritty Trading Co
Quiet Stake

Guide: How To Name Your Business

Why Is Your Business Name Important?

Your business name is one of the single most important pieces to starting a business.

Why?

Because your business name has power.

It reflects your reputation, your mission, values, and represents what people (and customers) are searching for.

It impacts the way in which people remember, refer you, and perceive your business

When choosing your business name, there's a lot to think about in order to get it right - so it's important not to rush this process.

Let's take a look at everything you need to consider before deciding on a business name:

Tips To Consider When Naming Your Board Game:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your board game name should always be:

Easy to spell
Easy to pronounce
Easy to remember

Consider avoiding long names as much as possible, as this will only lead your customers forgetting your name and feeling frustrated.

To test this point, try to think of any well-known reputable brand off the top of your head.

The first that come to mind for me are Alexa, Google, Nike, Apple - each unique in their own way (hence, easy to remember) , less than six characters and easy to spell.

Your Business Name Should Define What You Do

The name of your business should reflect a defining characteristic of what you do.

Before your customer goes to your website or speaks to you, the name of your business should spark some initial thoughts in their brain as to what you're all about.

For example, marketingexamples.com describes exactly what their company is about: providing great examples of marketing tactics.

Consider SEO When Naming Your Business

Bottom line: If you don't show up in google, you're going to make it that much more challenging for customers to find you.

There are several different aspects to think about when it comes to SEO & naming your board game:

Try not to pick a business name that's crowded with other businesses
Consider naming your business based on highly searched keywords
Make sure the name of your business matches search intent and what people are looking for

Think about the emotions you want to evoke

Your business name has the power to evoke certain emotions and thoughts from your customer.

It has the ability to evoke a positive or a negative feeling. An inclusive or an exclusive feeling. A fearful or a loving feeling.

It's not to say that any of these feelings are wrong, but it's important to ensure that they are in line with your values and mission.

For example, the brand Death's Door makes me feel a bit risky and uncertain - but that's the point. They're selling Gin.

Try Not To Pick Something Too Limiting

Your business name should be fitting for the future and growth of your business, that way you don't have to confront a re-brand down the road.

If you choose something too narrow, it may be challenging to diversify your product and revenue streams down the road.

Here are some tips to avoid making this mistake:

Try not to name the business after a particular geographical area (this makes it hard to grow in other areas)
Try not to name the business after only one product you sell
Try not to name something based on a current trend

Brainstorming Names For Your Business

If you're in the brainstorming phase and trying to come up with a business name, there are a few key things to think about in order to get the juices flowing:

Write out a list of words that reflect your brand, personality, team etc. These should be the first things that come to your mind and you shouldn't have to think too hard about it.
Look at competition in the space and see if there's a common theme. Write down some key words or phrases that resonate with you and add them to the list.
Think about the emotion you want to evoke with your business name
Ask yourself: If I had to describe my business in one word, what would it be?

From there, you can create a shortlist based on the words that resonate best with you and follow the naming guidelines above.

Tips on naming your business

In addition to the requirements from the State, there are some general naming guidelines that may help you down the road as well.

We've put together a full guide here for naming your business here but will also cover the most critical pieces below:

You can check for domain availability here:

Find a domain starting at $0.88

As soon as you resonate with a name (or names), secure the domain and social media handles as soon as possible to ensure they don't get taken.

Other general naming tips

Consider SEO when naming your business
Consider naming your business something that reflects what you do and/or who you are
Keep it simple! Easy to spell, easy to pronounce and easy to remember
Try not to pick something too limiting that could impact your businesses growth in the future!

Check out our full naming guide here.

Here is a video covering all factors to consider when naming your LLC:

Examples of Great Business Names

When choosing a business name, it's critical that you look at other examples of businesses not only in your space, but business names in other industries that have done particularly well.

Here are a few examples of great business names (+ how some of these businesses came up with their name):

Competitor Analysis Example

One great way to name your business is by looking at the competition and getting inspiration.

Gia Paddock, founder of Boutique Rye analyzed other businesses in the space and added her own personal spin to her business name:

A popular national brick & mortar women’s boutique that many may have heard of is called Francesca’s… How original, right? So we came up with Boutique Rye named after our son, Riley. We put "boutique" in front to be a little different.

The name "Boutique Rye" checks the boxes for naming a business:

Short and simple
Easy to spell and easy to remember
Clearly defines what the company does
Optimized for SEO (people searching for boutiques)
Unique and personal touch - tells a story.

Ask Other People

Sometimes, coming up with a name is as easy as asking other people, whether that be friends, family, people at a coffee shop, or in Spyq Sklar case, his own customer!

How we came up with the name Cat Sushi:

So, we put together a quick business plan and set aside some money that we were willing to risk. One of our loyal customers actually came up with the name. We still give them free cat food.

Read the full story ➡️ here

The name "Cat Sushi" checks all the boxes for naming a business:

Memorable and funny
Short and simple
Obvious that they sell treats for cats
Fun & unique story - their customer literally came up with the name of their business!

The Amazon Example

Formerly called "Cadabra", Jeff Bezos decided that the name was too obscure, hard to spell, and easy to misinterpret.

The name Amazon came from a simple dictionary search .

Jeff Bezos wanted something that started with an A, looked through a dictionary and came up with the word Amazon.

When he told his team, he didn't care for anyone else's input. He was set on it.

Here's how the word "Amazon" checks all the boxes (aside from being worth a trillion dollars):

Represents the largest river in the world, making it very memorable
The story and meaning of the word matches the vision of the company: To be the larger and better than any other business!
The name allows for future growth opportunity - they didn't name something specific to just "books," even though at the time, that's what it was.
Easy to spell, pronounce and recommend!

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