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This mechanic combines actions that players choose with events that happen automatically, often randomly. You can decide what to do on your turn, but an unexpected 'event' might arise and change the course of the game for everyone. It adds an element of unpredictability and surprise.

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Tend

Board game · 2025

1–6 · best 1 Solo 60–90 min Weight 3.0/5

9,0 RATING Ludopedia

7.9 RATING BGG

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Game	Year	Players	Duration	Tags	Ludo	BGG
Twilight Struggle Weight 3.6/58,8 Ludo8.2 BGG	2005	2	120–180 min	Political, Wargame	8,8	8.2
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory Weight 4.3/59,5 Ludo8.4 BGG	2023	2–4	90–180 min	Economic, Political	9,5	8.4
Watergate Weight 2.3/58,1 Ludo7.7 BGG	2019	2	30–60 min	Card Game, Political	8,1	7.7
Paleo Weight 2.7/58,6 Ludo7.6 BGG	2020	2–4	45–60 min	Card Game, Exploration	8,6	7.6
1960: The Making of the President Weight 3.2/57.6 BGG	2007	2	90–120 min	Political, Wargame	—	7.6
Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ? Weight 3.7/5100,0 Ludo7.6 BGG	2010	1–2	180 min	Political, Wargame	100,0	7.6
Leviathan Wilds Weight 2.5/58,8 Ludo7.9 BGG	2024	1–4	45–90 min	Card Game, Adventure	8,8	7.9
Wir sind das Volk! Weight 3.7/58,1 Ludo7.8 BGG	2014	2	60–150 min	Economic, Political	8,1	7.8
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 Weight 2.3/513,0 Ludo7.2 BGG	2015	2	45 min	Political, Wargame	13,0	7.2
Wilderness War Weight 3.3/58,1 Ludo7.7 BGG	2001	1–2	180 min	Age of Reason, Wargame	8,1	7.7
Machina Arcana (Second/Third Edition) Weight 3.7/57,8 Ludo7.9 BGG	2019	1–4	150 min	Adventure, Exploration	7,8	7.9
Tend Weight 3.0/59,0 Ludo7.9 BGG	2025	1–6	60–90 min	Animals, Science Fiction	9,0	7.9
Discordia Weight 3.0/58,3 Ludo7.4 BGG	2022	1–4	60–90 min	Civilization, Dice	8,3	7.4
Halls of Hegra Weight 3.4/59,0 Ludo8.1 BGG	2023	1	70–90 min	Economic, Wargame	9,0	8.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. The Board Game Weight 3.8/58.6 BGG	2025	1–4	120–180 min	Adventure, Exploration	—	8.6
Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain Weight 4.5/59,2 Ludo7.9 BGG	2017	1–4	60–360 min	Political, Wargame	9,2	7.9
Stupor Mundi Weight 3.3/58,5 Ludo7.5 BGG	2025	1–4	90–150 min	Medieval	8,5	7.5
The Expanse Board Game Weight 2.8/57,9 Ludo7.2 BGG	2017	2–4	60 min	Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based	7,9	7.2
WW2: Barbarossa to Berlin Weight 3.5/58,2 Ludo7.3 BGG	2002	1–2	420 min	Wargame, World War II	8,2	7.3
We the People Weight 2.7/57.3 BGG	1993	2	120 min	Age of Reason, Wargame	—	7.3