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Board game mechanics

All mechanics in the catalog, ordered by the number of games available.

Hand Management 5070 games Dice Rolling 5039 games Variable Player Powers 3992 games Cooperative Game 2957 games Set Collection 2847 games Solo / Solitaire Game 2449 games Open Drafting 2355 games Modular Board 2122 games Tile Placement 1917 games Area Majority / Influence 1875 games Grid Movement 1583 games Action Points 1446 games Deck, Bag, and Pool Building 1288 games Worker Placement 1274 games Take That 1248 games Simultaneous Action Selection 1159 games Team-Based Game 1043 games Push Your Luck 1020 games Variable Set-up 993 games Area Movement 984 games Hexagon Grid 873 games Pattern Building 841 games Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game 832 games Auction / Bidding 821 games End Game Bonuses 813 games Point to Point Movement 810 games Simulation 794 games Role Playing 732 games Network and Route Building 707 games Player Elimination 679 games Paper-and-Pencil 625 games Storytelling 610 games Trick-taking 585 games Pick-up and Deliver 559 games Race 541 games Events 525 games Memory 525 games Campaign / Battle Card Driven 523 games Roll / Spin and Move 519 games Deduction 500 games Contracts 482 games Action Queue 481 games Square Grid 466 games Trading 443 games Income 396 games Betting and Bluffing 368 games Pattern Recognition 365 games Multi-Use Cards 356 games Voting 347 games Variable Phase Order 323 games Secret Unit Deployment 313 games Movement Points 302 games Card Play Conflict Resolution 292 games Real-Time 284 games Market 281 games Track Movement 262 games Deck Construction 255 games Communication Limits 243 games Line of Sight 240 games Closed Drafting 235 games Commodity Speculation 221 games Tech Trees / Tech Tracks 209 games Stock Holding 208 games Enclosure 204 games Connections 203 games Worker Placement, Different Worker Types 194 games Layering 190 games Die Icon Resolution 188 games Hidden Roles 188 games Narrative Choice / Paragraph 183 games Action / Event 182 games Grid Coverage 182 games Victory Points as a Resource 178 games Turn Order: Progressive 172 games Once-Per-Game Abilities 169 games Map Addition 168 games Rondel 166 games Action Drafting 159 games Move Through Deck 156 games Matching 147 games Score-and-Reset Game 147 games Worker Placement with Dice Workers 146 games Line Drawing 144 games Ladder Climbing 138 games Tags 137 games Chaining 136 games Multiple Maps 136 games Turn Order: Stat-Based 135 games Re-rolling and Locking 134 games Turn Order: Claim Action 132 games Action Retrieval 131 games Semi-Cooperative Game 131 games Negotiation 130 games Ownership 125 games Delayed Purchase 122 games Sudden Death Ending 117 games Traitor Game 116 games Acting 114 games Zone of Control 113 games Rock-Paper-Scissors 106 games Hidden Victory Points 104 games Measurement Movement 104 games Roles with Asymmetric Information 99 games Bingo 95 games Melding and Splaying 93 games Increase Value of Unchosen Resources 91 games Interrupts 90 games Programmed Movement 88 games Stacking and Balancing 87 games Hidden Movement 86 games Resource to Move 86 games Follow 84 games Investment 83 games Catch the Leader 82 games Critical Hits and Failures 82 games Drawing 82 games Turn Order: Time Track 80 games Legacy Game 79 games Chit-Pull System 76 games Command Cards 75 games Ratio / Combat Results Table 72 games Speed Matching 72 games Alliances 71 games Predictive Bid 70 games Flicking 69 games Stat Check Resolution 67 games Spelling 66 games Loans 65 games Tug of War 65 games Auction: Sealed Bid 63 games I Cut, You Choose 63 games Finale Ending 62 games Elapsed Real Time Ending 61 games Lose a Turn 60 games Slide / Push 59 games Targeted Clues 58 games Three Dimensional Movement 58 games Automatic Resource Growth 56 games Ordering 56 games Turn Order: Auction 56 games Turn Order: Pass Order 56 games Player Judge 55 games Bias 54 games Map Reduction 52 games Mancala 51 games Constrained Bidding 50 games Highest-Lowest Scoring 48 games Hot Potato 47 games Kill Steal 45 games Map Deformation 45 games King of the Hill 44 games Pieces as Map 44 games Random Production 44 games Pattern Movement 42 games Bribery 41 games Advantage Token 40 games Auction: Turn Order Until Pass 40 games Movement Template 40 games Action Timer 39 games Moving Multiple Units 38 games Static Capture 38 games Auction: Dutch 35 games Different Dice Movement 35 games Physical Removal 32 games Selection Order Bid 32 games Force Commitment 31 games Single Loser Game 30 games Singing 28 games Auction: Once Around 25 games Turn Order: Random 25 games Area-Impulse 24 games Auction: Multiple Lot 24 games Neighbor Scope 23 games Turn Order: Role Order 23 games Auction: Fixed Placement 21 games Minimap Resolution 21 games Questions and Answers 21 games Cube Tower 20 games Prisoner's Dilemma 20 games Closed Economy Auction 17 games Bids As Wagers 15 games Order Counters 15 games Relative Movement 15 games Crayon Rail System 13 games Induction 13 games Resource Queue 13 games Impulse Movement 11 games Auction Compensation 10 games Auction: Dexterity 10 games Passed Action Token 10 games Auction: Dutch Priority 7 games Lane Battler 5 games Auction: English 4 games Facing 3 games Single Play 2 games Expiring Actions 1 games Visual Restriction 1 games