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

Hand Management 4291 games Dice Rolling 4012 games Variable Player Powers 3487 games Cooperative Game 2472 games Set Collection 2329 games Open Drafting 2054 games Solo / Solitaire Game 2030 games Modular Board 1833 games Area Majority / Influence 1606 games Tile Placement 1554 games Grid Movement 1257 games Action Points 1215 games Worker Placement 1124 games Deck, Bag, and Pool Building 1091 games Take That 991 games Simultaneous Action Selection 943 games Area Movement 854 games Team-Based Game 840 games Variable Set-up 824 games Push Your Luck 809 games End Game Bonuses 696 games Auction / Bidding 685 games Point to Point Movement 673 games Pattern Building 657 games Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game 650 games Role Playing 637 games Network and Route Building 616 games Hexagon Grid 597 games Player Elimination 564 games Simulation 551 games Storytelling 512 games Trick-taking 511 games Pick-up and Deliver 474 games Paper-and-Pencil 465 games Roll / Spin and Move 443 games Campaign / Battle Card Driven 440 games Events 428 games Race 428 games Memory 425 games Action Queue 411 games Contracts 407 games Trading 394 games Deduction 356 games Income 345 games Square Grid 345 games Multi-Use Cards 293 games Betting and Bluffing 288 games Voting 285 games Pattern Recognition 283 games Variable Phase Order 278 games Secret Unit Deployment 257 games Card Play Conflict Resolution 249 games Market 244 games Track Movement 227 games Deck Construction 211 games Movement Points 206 games Closed Drafting 197 games Real-Time 196 games Commodity Speculation 195 games Tech Trees / Tech Tracks 181 games Stock Holding 180 games Communication Limits 179 games Worker Placement, Different Worker Types 167 games Enclosure 164 games Layering 161 games Line of Sight 158 games Narrative Choice / Paragraph 156 games Hidden Roles 153 games Rondel 151 games Die Icon Resolution 148 games Turn Order: Progressive 148 games Victory Points as a Resource 147 games Grid Coverage 145 games Connections 143 games Map Addition 143 games Move Through Deck 141 games Once-Per-Game Abilities 139 games Action Drafting 135 games Action / Event 129 games Worker Placement with Dice Workers 128 games Action Retrieval 121 games Turn Order: Claim Action 119 games Score-and-Reset Game 118 games Tags 118 games Negotiation 115 games Ownership 113 games Turn Order: Stat-Based 113 games Delayed Purchase 111 games Line Drawing 111 games Ladder Climbing 110 games Semi-Cooperative Game 108 games Multiple Maps 107 games Re-rolling and Locking 102 games Chaining 99 games Traitor Game 96 games Sudden Death Ending 95 games Hidden Victory Points 87 games Matching 84 games Acting 82 games Increase Value of Unchosen Resources 82 games Rock-Paper-Scissors 80 games Bingo 79 games Melding and Splaying 79 games Roles with Asymmetric Information 76 games Catch the Leader 75 games Programmed Movement 73 games Follow 72 games Resource to Move 71 games Investment 69 games Stacking and Balancing 68 games Hidden Movement 67 games Interrupts 67 games Turn Order: Time Track 67 games Critical Hits and Failures 66 games Legacy Game 66 games Alliances 63 games Loans 60 games Predictive Bid 60 games Command Cards 57 games Zone of Control 57 games Measurement Movement 55 games Stat Check Resolution 55 games Automatic Resource Growth 54 games Flicking 54 games Speed Matching 52 games Tug of War 52 games I Cut, You Choose 51 games Finale Ending 50 games Slide / Push 50 games Drawing 49 games Elapsed Real Time Ending 49 games Auction: Sealed Bid 48 games Bias 47 games Turn Order: Auction 47 games Spelling 46 games Lose a Turn 45 games Three Dimensional Movement 45 games Turn Order: Pass Order 44 games Chit-Pull System 42 games Mancala 42 games Map Reduction 42 games Highest-Lowest Scoring 41 games King of the Hill 40 games Constrained Bidding 39 games Targeted Clues 39 games Map Deformation 38 games Player Judge 38 games Hot Potato 37 games Kill Steal 37 games Pieces as Map 36 games Random Production 36 games Advantage Token 35 games Ordering 35 games Ratio / Combat Results Table 35 games Auction: Dutch 33 games Bribery 33 games Auction: Turn Order Until Pass 32 games Pattern Movement 31 games Force Commitment 30 games Movement Template 30 games Static Capture 29 games Selection Order Bid 27 games Single Loser Game 27 games Action Timer 26 games Different Dice Movement 26 games Moving Multiple Units 25 games Singing 24 games Auction: Once Around 23 games Physical Removal 23 games Auction: Multiple Lot 22 games Turn Order: Random 21 games Cube Tower 20 games Neighbor Scope 20 games Area-Impulse 19 games Auction: Fixed Placement 18 games Prisoner's Dilemma 18 games Minimap Resolution 16 games Questions and Answers 16 games Turn Order: Role Order 15 games Order Counters 13 games Closed Economy Auction 12 games Auction Compensation 10 games Induction 10 games Relative Movement 10 games Resource Queue 10 games Bids As Wagers 9 games Auction: Dexterity 8 games Passed Action Token 8 games Auction: Dutch Priority 7 games Crayon Rail System 7 games Impulse Movement 7 games Auction: English 4 games Facing 1 games Lane Battler 1 games Single Play 1 games