How many people in the USA play board games?

It is a strange answer but “all of them”. It is very common in the US for children to play board games from about the age of 4. This continues until about 12 years old when video games dominate. read more

Card games and role playing games are excluded. From wikipedia: A board game is a game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games can be based on pure strategy, chance (e.g. rolling dice), or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal that a player aims to achieve. read more