halma means A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
halma is pronounced /ˈhalmə/.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).
noun
- A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.“As a crowning dissipation, they all sat down to play progressive halma, with milk chocolate for prizes.”
- In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.
name
- A strategic board game played with counters on a board of 16×16 squares.
- A city in Minnesota.