1,000+ Trendy Board Game Names

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Updated: June 10th, 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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Ideas

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
Back Co
WholeGame
Whole Spirited Collective
Favorite Brave Trading Co
The Perfect
Official
Larger Brave Collective
Running Card Place
The Local
Scarred Board
Noble
Independent Circuit Card Co
WildGame
Halma Pro
Big Stake
Laird Board
Intellectual Punt Spot
PermanentBoard
Permanent
The Smooth
Bottom Boat
Local Card Trading Co
Wooden
The Noble Stake
Cooperative Gritty Group
Scrabble Group
The Full Table
Diplomatic Spirited Spot
The Top
Difficult Fearless Trading Co
The Medical
Back Baseboard
The Side
Wild Punt Pro
Sum Back
The Statutory Control Panel
Big
Gage Spot
Childish Mettlesome

Creative board game name ideas

The Exciting
Chess Collective
Circuit Card Spot
The Diplomatic
Cooperative
The Horizontal
AcrossBoard
Central Table
Fourth Gage Pro
Scrabble Co
Horizontal Room Pro
Popular Fearless
The Difficult
The Old
Whole Back Pro
The The
Narrow Table Group
Seventh
RoundGame
Printed
Sea Control Panel Collective
The Whole
Sound
Wild Stake Group
Smaller Spirited Place
Back Body
Executive Control Panel
Spirited Group
The Regional Table
The Cooperative Fearless
The Person
Wild
LooseBoard
Conferred Board
Electronic Circuit Card Trading Co
Punt Co
The Sea
Biggest
Circuit
Table Place
Ouija
Permanent Card Pro
Elected Get On Group
The Flat Circuit Card
Halma Place
Free
Flat
WoodenBoard
Gamey Trading Co
The Quiet
StateBoard
The Vertical Gameboard
Member Control Panel Co
Printed Plank Trading Co
First Gage Collective
Bird Board
The Loose
Round
Regard Board
Special
Official
Person Gritty Trading Co
The Running Control Panel
The Simple
Stake Co
NewBoard
Table Pro
The Thin Dining Table
Favorite Gamey Group
Quiet Gritty
Darts Group
The Flat
Popular
Easy Gamey
Independent Circuit Board Pro
Dining Table Co
Supervisory Gameboard Collective
Spared Board
Die hard Board
Fascinating Gamey Group
Full Circuit Board Collective
Professional
Seventh Gamey
Wooden Room Group
Interesting Gage
Quiet Stake
Top Panel Collective
SimpleGame
The Smaller Gamey
Switch Panel
Exciting Brave Trading Co
Political
Bottom Body
Sea Dining Table Co
Person Mettlesome
Pachisi Place
Back Bord
The Back Room
The Horizontal Room
Smaller Brave Place
Corporate Dining Table Trading Co
Circuit Board Co
The Biggest Back
Favorite Mettlesome Pro
PersonGame
Running Card Place
Bottom Boat
Weird Board
Lotto Group
AdministrativeBoard
Institutional Dining Table Co
Bared Board
PrintedBoard
The Full Table

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

Need inspiration?

-> Other board game success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a board game
-> Board game slogans

Other resources

-> Board game tips

Funny Board Game Names

Card Pro
Desperate Gamey
Get On Pro
The Thin Dining Table
Perpetuating Card
Side Panel
Aired Board
Back Bord
Mettlesome Spot
The Administrative
OfficialBoard
Local
The Full
The Hospitable
The Top
PermanentBoard
Darts Collective
Mettlesome Group
Printed Card
Control Panel Group
Silly Fearless Co
Switch Panel
Perpetuating Circuit Board Spot
Appeared Board
The Fair
Next
Fair
The Smooth Control Panel
Control Panel Pro
The Key Plank
SillyGame
Supervisory Plank
Circuit Board Group
The Exciting
Independent Gameboard Place
Bottom Panel
The Complicated Brave
LastGame
Executive Control Panel
The Statutory Control Panel
The Dangerous
Provincial Control Panel
The Entire
The Friendly
The Professional
Darts Trading Co
Circuit
The Cooperative Fearless
Language Gage Co
The New
The Wild
Chard Board
Narrow Room Group
Spirited Place
Get On Co
StateBoard
Darts Pro
Favourite Spirited
The Wooden
Favorite Gamey Group
Official Panel
Eared Board
Elaborate Spirited Group
FavoriteGame
Plank Spot
Spirited Spot
Gameboard Collective
First Brave
Last
Gage Pro
The Perfect Brave
The Fourth
Whole Spirited Collective
Municipal
The Fourth Spirited
The Side
Sea Control Panel Place
Member Plank Co
Stake Group
The Front Get On
The Wild Spirited
Thin
Bottom
Sum
KeyBoard
Sorry Pro
Geared Board
Squared Board
The Sum
Halma Trading Co
Diplomatic Spirited Spot
Fascinating
The Round
Gamey Co
The Executive
Transferred Board
Lotto Group
Professional Punt
SumGame
Horizontal Room Pro
The Round Brave
The Quiet Punt
Independent Plank
Bottom Branch
National Circuit Card Spot
Rough
The Horizontal
The Executive Plank
Full Get On Collective
Bottom Plank Spot
Back Bureaus
The Old Mettlesome
Top
Sea Circuit Board Spot

Cool board game name ideas

Larger Stake Collective
Executive Control Panel
Exciting Brave Spot
Language
Parcheesi Place
Supervisory Gameboard Collective
The Round
Complicated
Bottom Bord
Get On Collective
StateBoard
Narrow Room Group
Parcheesi Co
Monopoly Collective
Pachisi Trading Co
Chess Place
The Institutional Panel
Childish
Back Bureau
Spirited Pro
Gamey Collective
Smaller Spirited Place
Local Room
Favorite Mettlesome
ProvincialBoard
The Top Circuit Board
Spirited Group
Plank Pro
Stared Board
Whole Back Pro
Brave Place
Hard Board
The Horizontal Room
The Fascinating
PrintedBoard
Deadly Gritty Trading Co
Independent Circuit Card Co
Official Plank Pro
Control Panel Pro
Dangerous Spirited
Diplomatic
Yard Board
Free Dining Table Pro
The Fourth Spirited
The Intellectual
Circuit Board Co
The Circuit Board Trading Co
Narrow
Bottom Branch
Card Co
Get On Pro
Loose Control Panel Co
Punt Co
Permanent Room Collective
WildGame
Sorry Group
Sum
The Next Gamey
Local Card Trading Co
Regional Dining Table
Panel Co
The Perpetuating Gameboard
Gage Collective
FifthGame
Kurd Board
Elaborate Gage Place
Desperate
Dangerous
Gamey Group
The Thick
The Panel
Perpetuating Circuit Board Spot
The Entire
Scrabble Group
RunningBoard
The Full
EditorialBoard
Inch Get On Group
The Circuit
The Regional
Independent Gameboard Place
The Administrative
Bottom Bureaux
The Above
Favorite Brave Trading Co
Wooden
The Inch Table
Corporate Dining Table Trading Co
The Regional Circuit Board
Corporate Dining Table
Room Place
Double
Official
Assured Board
Ard Board
Back Bureaux
Person Gritty Trading Co
Last
Ouija Card Pro
The The
Discard Board
The Competitive
Municipal Control Panel Place
Wild Punt Pro
The National
Competitive
The Friendly Punt
Independent Circuit Board Pro
Bottom Bureaus
Card Spot
First Gage Collective
DoubleGame
The Noble Stake
New Card

Unique board game name ideas

Plank Co
PlayerGame
Hospitable Table
Circuit Plank
Key
Gritty Spot
The Biggest
Sound
WoodenBoard
Impaired Board
Avant garde Board
Regard Board
The Sum Gamey
Big
The Back
Chard Board
The Special
The Dangerous
Starred Board
The Sum Stake
Rough Gritty Place
The Switch
Thick Plank
National Control Panel Collective
LittleGame
The Political
Round Back Group
Administrative Card Pro
Table Trading Co
New
PerpetuatingBoard
Permanent Circuit Card
Central Table
Circuit Circuit Card
Stake Pro
AdvisoryBoard
The Final
The Silly
Bottom Billboard
The Official
The Simple
Favourite Spirited
Gerd Board
DeadlyGame
Larger Stake Place
Intellectual Mettlesome Co
The Perfect
The Perfect Brave
Perpetuating
Inch Get On
FullBoard
The Narrow Panel
StatutoryBoard
Loose
Halma Spot
Official Dining Table Trading Co
Desperate Gamey
Stake Co
Backgammon Spot
Fair
Bottom Plank Spot
Punt Spot
Back Spot
Horizontal Circuit Board Trading Co
The Elaborate
Perfect Fearless
Thick
Desperate Gritty
SmoothBoard
Narrow Table Group
The Player
Gard Board
Final Mettlesome
Perfect Stake Collective
The Seventh Back
The Corrugated
Intellectual
First Fearless Pro
Jarred Board
The Old Gage
Running Circuit Board Spot
Rough
The Regional Table
Biggest Punt
The Diplomatic
The Running
The Difficult
Card Group
Card Collective
Spirited Spot
Scrabble Co
OfficialBoard
NextGame
Bottom Boat
ChildishGame
RoundGame
Professional Gage Collective
Regional
The Sounding Plank
The Professional
Chess Co
Parcheesi Group
The Thin
FairGame
The Rough
Diplomatic Gage Co
The Hospitable Table
The Smaller Gamey
Fair Fearless
The Old Mettlesome
The Statutory Control Panel
Final Punt Collective
Complicated Back Co
Gritty Group

Cute board game name ideas

Eared Board
ExecutiveBoard
Childish Fearless Collective
First Gage Spot
Running Get On
The White
Old
Get On Group
Back Branch
Plank Trading Co
The Full Table
Foot Control Panel Co
Bottom
Seventh
Gritty Trading Co
FlatBoard
Gage Pro
The Key Circuit Card
Declared Board
The National Get On
Man
Local Circuit Board Trading Co
Only Brave
Member Get On
Dangerous Punt Place
SillyGame
The Local Gameboard
State
Pachisi Spot
Plank Group
Control Panel Group
Larger Brave Collective
NarrowBoard
Elaborate Gamey Trading Co
Across Table Pro
Cooperative Brave Co
Fascinating
Key Room Group
DiplomaticGame
The Front
Above Gameboard
Switch Panel
Circuit Card Place
Across
The Perpetuating
The Elected Get On
The Exciting Mettlesome
QuietGame
Difficult Fearless Pro
Bottom Brim
Ouija
CorporateBoard
SwitchBoard
Full Circuit Board Collective
LargerGame
Stake Group
Little
Punt Pro
Circuit Card Group
Switch Room Pro
Exciting Brave Trading Co
The Executive Control Panel
InchBoard
Sorry Pro
The Wild Spirited
FinalGame
Wild Stake Group
The Sea Panel
Entire
Sea Circuit Card Co
Bottom Bureau
The Old
Top Table
The Executive
The Next
Mettlesome Co
The Side
The Executive Plank
The Supervisory
Across Circuit Card Spot
First Fearless Spot
Back Bureaus
Vertical
Monopoly Co
Player Mettlesome Collective
Plank Spot
Circuit Board Group
The Top
Vertical Table Co
LastGame
Difficult
Circuit Card Spot
Separate
CircuitBoard
The Popular
Next Stake
The Elected
AdministrativeBoard
Card Place
Back Billboard
Corporate Get On Place
Pachisi Group
The Biggest Back
Back Co
Regional Circuit Board Pro
Sorry Trading Co
Monopoly Group
Transferred Board
Special
The Man
ElectedBoard
Quiet Stake
Institutional Dining Table Co
Spared Board

Clever board game name ideas

State Get On
Bottom Baseboard
The Smaller Mettlesome
Darts Group
Gamey Place
Weird Board
Brave Co
The Person
Horizontal Circuit Board
Sea Dining Table Co
Whole Stake
Separate Plank Place
Gage Trading Co
Silly Fearless Co
The Competitive Brave
Lured Board
LocalBoard
Darts Pro
Panel Group
The Vertical
Whole Spirited Collective
Bottom Gameboard Place
Difficult Back Pro
Smooth
Festive
Wooden Room Group
Parcheesi Spot
The Exciting
Perfect Mettlesome Collective
The Flat Circuit Card
The Friendly
National
Independent Room
The Back Room
Friendly Punt
Back Collective
Sounding
Front Circuit Card
The Wild
Darts Collective
Top Panel Collective
Gamey Co
Bird Board
Beard Board
Pachisi Place
The Quiet
Pachisi Pro
Key Get On
Control Panel Trading Co
Only Punt Collective
The Fifth
SideBoard
Circuit Board Place
Double Back Place
Interesting Gage
The Free Gameboard
Electronic
The Whole
The Wooden
Big Stake
Noble
PermanentBoard
Statutory
The Sound
Interesting Gamey Trading Co
The Foot
Supervisory Get On Spot
Bernard Board
Only
MunicipalBoard
BiggestGame
Seventh Gamey
WholeGame
The Hospitable
Desperate Spirited
The Double Gage
Reassured Board
Larger Fearless Group
Punt Group
Sound Get On
Dining Table Group
Sea Circuit Board Spot
Scrabble Spot
Gritty Co
Favourite
Mettlesome Trading Co
Stake Trading Co
Printed Plank Pro
FirstGame
Interesting Stake Co
Smaller Brave Place
BackBoard
Free Circuit Board Place
Mettlesome Group
ElaborateGame
The Smooth Control Panel
Foot Panel
The Sounding
Whole
Friendly
Childish Back Pro
Aired Board
IndependentBoard
Incurred Board
Larger
The Side Circuit Card
Scrabble Collective
Professional Punt
Little Gamey Trading Co
Favorite
Wild Punt Spot
Federal Table
Independent Plank
Back

Best board game name ideas

Sorry Co
Easy
The Complicated Brave
Intellectual Stake
Interesting Gage Pro
Revered Board
Bottom Body
Horizontal Gameboard Collective
OuijaBoard
Card Pro
Professional
Room Group
The Entire Circuit Card
The Big Back
DifficultGame
The Inch Gameboard
Attired Board
Back Place
Friendly Fearless Collective
The Noble Brave
Panel Collective
Favorite Mettlesome Pro
Bottom Brink
Fascinating Gamey Group
Full Plank Collective
Fourth
Sound Table Spot
Member Control Panel Co
Independent Table
Lotto Pro
Cooperative Gage
The Round Brave
Gritty Place
The Deadly
Last Gritty
Printed Plank Trading Co
Monopoly Pro
Chess Trading Co
Appeared Board
Deferred Board
Chess Collective
Favorite Fearless
Sea Control Panel Place
Intellectual Punt Spot
Circuit Card Pro
Corrugated Dining Table Spot
Charred Board
Sounding Card Collective
Parcheesi Pro
The Horizontal
Circuit Board Pro
Running
Favorite Gamey Group
The Smaller
Fifth Gritty Trading Co
Mettlesome Spot
Thin
SumGame
Preferred Board
Independent Panel Group
Dining Table Co
Darts Trading Co
EasyGame
The Interesting
Gritty Collective
Easy Gamey
Dining Table Spot
The Favorite Brave
Seared Board
Gird Board
NobleGame
Statutory Panel
SoundingBoard
Room Trading Co
The Childish
Gameboard Pro
Get On Co
Halma Place
The Full Circuit Board
Shared Board
Spurred Board
Member
Halma Collective
CentralBoard
Pachisi Co
The Elaborate Spirited
LooseBoard
Printed Card
The Key Plank
Clue Place
Advisory
The Big
The Smooth
FootBoard
Person Mettlesome
Supervisory Plank
The Medical
SupervisoryBoard
The Desperate
Permanent Card Pro
Rough Mettlesome
Free
The Entire Plank
Central Circuit Card Place
Parcheesi Collective
The Final Gritty
The Key
Next Gage Place
Vertical Card Spot
New Table Co
Provincial Control Panel
Table Group
Administrative
The Noble Punt

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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