Learn Hardcore Japanese: kono boodogeemu de, saikoro, yamahuda, sutehuda wo banmen ni oku. - In this board game, I put the dice, draw pile, and discard pile on the game board.

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この　ボードゲーム　で、　サイコロ、　山札やまふだ、　捨すて札ふだ　を　盤面ばんめん　に　置おく。kono boodogeemu de, saikoro, yamafuda, sutefuda o banmen ni oku.

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In this board game, I put the dice, draw pile, and discard pile on the game board.

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Breakdown of kono boodogeemu de, saikoro, yamafuda, sutefuda o banmen ni oku.

What does で mean in このボードゲームで?

Here, で marks the context or setting in which the action happens.

So このボードゲームで means something like:

It is not the location where something physically exists. Instead, it tells you the action belongs to the rules or procedure of this game.

Compare:

So in this sentence, で gives the game context for the instruction.

Why is it このボードゲーム and not こののボードゲーム?