A board game and some books welcome (7)
I believe the answer is:
othello
'a board game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'some books welcome' is the wordplay.
'some books' becomes 'OT' (Old Testament).
'welcome' becomes 'hello' (both are greetings).
'ot'+'hello'='OTHELLO'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for othello that I've seen before include "Old Black Ram!" , "Hello to Shakespeare's tragic hero" , "Shakespeare's general" , "Shakespearean play" , "drama!" .)