Rules of Play

Mechanics

The ways of playing shared by several games in the catalogue: worker placement, deck-building, co-op…

Dice Rolling 1277 games Hand Management 930 games Set Collection 600 games Variable Player Powers 552 games Grid Movement 548 games Hexagon Grid 548 games Simulation 511 games Tile Placement 433 games Open Drafting 395 games Modular Board 373 games Roll / Spin and Move 358 games Area Majority / Influence 346 games Variable Set-up 313 games Cooperative Game 302 games Simultaneous Action Selection 292 games Area Movement 289 games Solo / Solitaire Game 285 games Team-Based Game 261 games Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game 250 games Point to Point Movement 245 games Square Grid 240 games Pattern Building 239 games Take That 233 games Movement Points 229 games Action Points 221 games Paper-and-Pencil 203 games Auction / Bidding 201 games End Game Bonuses 201 games Race 194 games Memory 182 games Push Your Luck 178 games Events 174 games Player Elimination 164 games Secret Unit Deployment 159 games Network and Route Building 154 games Trading 149 games Worker Placement 146 games Role Playing 133 games Trick-taking 133 games Ratio / Combat Results Table 129 games Pick-up and Deliver 128 games Betting and Bluffing 122 games Contracts 120 games Pattern Recognition 115 games Income 112 games Deck, Bag, and Pool Building 109 games Line of Sight 99 games Deduction 97 games Campaign / Battle Card Driven 95 games Track Movement 95 games Storytelling 94 games Action Queue 90 games Multi-Use Cards 88 games Zone of Control 87 games Voting 79 games Turn Order: Progressive 76 games Enclosure 68 games Stock Holding 63 games Tags 63 games Commodity Speculation 61 games Tech Trees / Tech Tracks 60 games Card Play Conflict Resolution 57 games Connections 57 games Real-Time 55 games Variable Phase Order 54 games Communication Limits 53 games Market 53 games Grid Coverage 51 games Sudden Death Ending 50 games Victory Points as a Resource 47 games Ownership 44 games Die Icon Resolution 43 games Hidden Movement 43 games Once-Per-Game Abilities 43 games Score-and-Reset Game 41 games Static Capture 41 games Closed Drafting 39 games Worker Placement, Different Worker Types 38 games Hidden Roles 37 games Chaining 36 games Delayed Purchase 36 games Map Addition 36 games Rock-Paper-Scissors 36 games Acting 35 games Turn Order: Claim Action 35 games Layering 33 games Narrative Choice / Paragraph 33 games Ladder Climbing 32 games Re-rolling and Locking 31 games Hidden Victory Points 30 games Turn Order: Stat-Based 30 games Three Dimensional Movement 29 games Deck Construction 28 games Measurement Movement 28 games Line Drawing 27 games Mancala 27 games Negotiation 27 games Rondel 27 games Bias 26 games Increase Value of Unchosen Resources 26 games Melding and Splaying 26 games Critical Hits and Failures 25 games Spelling 25 games Bingo 24 games Matching 24 games Resource to Move 23 games Stat Check Resolution 23 games Traitor Game 23 games Action / Event 22 games Lose a Turn 22 games Map Reduction 22 games Pattern Movement 22 games Action Drafting 21 games Semi-Cooperative Game 21 games Follow 20 games Worker Placement with Dice Workers 20 games Action Retrieval 19 games Multiple Maps 19 games Programmed Movement 19 games Tug of War 19 games Interrupts 18 games Loans 18 games Predictive Bid 18 games Stacking and Balancing 18 games Area-Impulse 17 games Catch the Leader 17 games Investment 17 games Legacy Game 17 games Move Through Deck 17 games Alliances 16 games Auction: Turn Order Until Pass 16 games Chit-Pull System 16 games Map Deformation 16 games Roles with Asymmetric Information 16 games Single Loser Game 15 games Turn Order: Auction 15 games Turn Order: Pass Order 15 games Auction: Sealed Bid 14 games Automatic Resource Growth 14 games Constrained Bidding 14 games Force Commitment 14 games Slide / Push 14 games Auction: Dutch 13 games Highest-Lowest Scoring 13 games Flicking 12 games I Cut, You Choose 12 games Minimap Resolution 12 games Random Production 12 games Action Timer 11 games Physical Removal 11 games Selection Order Bid 11 games Speed Matching 11 games Advantage Token 10 games Command Cards 10 games Finale Ending 9 games King of the Hill 9 games Ordering 9 games Player Judge 9 games Turn Order: Time Track 9 games Bribery 8 games Movement Template 8 games Singing 8 games Turn Order: Role Order 8 games Auction: Once Around 7 games Drawing 7 games Elapsed Real Time Ending 7 games Hot Potato 7 games Induction 7 games Kill Steal 7 games Pieces as Map 7 games Questions and Answers 7 games Neighbor Scope 6 games Targeted Clues 6 games Auction: Fixed Placement 5 games Auction: Multiple Lot 5 games Cube Tower 5 games Impulse Movement 5 games Relative Movement 5 games Turn Order: Random 5 games Crayon Rail System 4 games Moving Multiple Units 4 games Order Counters 4 games Bids As Wagers 3 games Closed Economy Auction 3 games Prisoner's Dilemma 3 games Resource Queue 3 games Auction: English 2 games Different Dice Movement 2 games Algorithmic Resolution 1 game Auction Compensation 1 game Auction: Dexterity 1 game Lane Battler 1 game Single Play 1 game