Meaning of playboard | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A ledge or shelf used in puppetry for balancing props.
2. The playfield of a pinball table or similar game.

Examples

“Professional puppeteers hang⟳ their puppets upside down from a ring⟳ on the playboard shelf inside the puppet theater and slip⟳ the puppets on like⟳ gloves. […] When the puppet is removed, it is hung back in its place⟳ on the playboard.”

“Nothing moves on these playboards except the ball itself which rolls down the inclined playboard by gravitational pull⟳.”

“Playing pinball requires total concentration, the right combination of skill and chance, a mastery of indeterminacy as the ball moves across the playboard and interacts with bumpers and cushions.”

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