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Board game mechanics

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

Hand Management 4764 games Dice Rolling 4587 games Variable Player Powers 3751 games Cooperative Game 2804 games Set Collection 2674 games Solo / Solitaire Game 2280 games Open Drafting 2250 games Modular Board 2007 games Tile Placement 1786 games Area Majority / Influence 1769 games Grid Movement 1438 games Action Points 1342 games Worker Placement 1225 games Deck, Bag, and Pool Building 1208 games Take That 1150 games Simultaneous Action Selection 1068 games Team-Based Game 972 games Push Your Luck 944 games Area Movement 937 games Variable Set-up 916 games Pattern Building 779 games End Game Bonuses 768 games Auction / Bidding 762 games Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game 759 games Point to Point Movement 746 games Hexagon Grid 734 games Role Playing 692 games Network and Route Building 671 games Simulation 668 games Player Elimination 629 games Storytelling 574 games Paper-and-Pencil 557 games Trick-taking 555 games Pick-up and Deliver 510 games Race 494 games Memory 490 games Roll / Spin and Move 489 games Campaign / Battle Card Driven 488 games Events 476 games Contracts 458 games Action Queue 449 games Deduction 449 games Trading 425 games Square Grid 416 games Income 384 games Betting and Bluffing 345 games Pattern Recognition 335 games Multi-Use Cards 334 games Voting 324 games Variable Phase Order 309 games Secret Unit Deployment 292 games Card Play Conflict Resolution 275 games Market 267 games Movement Points 250 games Track Movement 250 games Real-Time 243 games Deck Construction 226 games Communication Limits 219 games Closed Drafting 214 games Commodity Speculation 213 games Line of Sight 210 games Tech Trees / Tech Tracks 198 games Stock Holding 197 games Enclosure 189 games Connections 185 games Worker Placement, Different Worker Types 184 games Layering 182 games Narrative Choice / Paragraph 175 games Hidden Roles 174 games Die Icon Resolution 171 games Grid Coverage 170 games Victory Points as a Resource 166 games Turn Order: Progressive 165 games Action / Event 160 games Once-Per-Game Abilities 160 games Rondel 160 games Map Addition 159 games Move Through Deck 149 games Action Drafting 145 games Worker Placement with Dice Workers 138 games Score-and-Reset Game 137 games Tags 133 games Line Drawing 131 games Matching 130 games Turn Order: Claim Action 130 games Ladder Climbing 129 games Action Retrieval 128 games Turn Order: Stat-Based 128 games Semi-Cooperative Game 126 games Negotiation 125 games Multiple Maps 120 games Ownership 120 games Chaining 119 games Re-rolling and Locking 117 games Delayed Purchase 116 games Traitor Game 110 games Sudden Death Ending 108 games Acting 106 games Hidden Victory Points 99 games Rock-Paper-Scissors 99 games Roles with Asymmetric Information 94 games Bingo 92 games Melding and Splaying 90 games Increase Value of Unchosen Resources 88 games Zone of Control 86 games Interrupts 84 games Stacking and Balancing 83 games Measurement Movement 82 games Programmed Movement 82 games Follow 81 games Catch the Leader 80 games Critical Hits and Failures 78 games Hidden Movement 78 games Investment 78 games Turn Order: Time Track 76 games Drawing 75 games Resource to Move 75 games Legacy Game 73 games Alliances 71 games Command Cards 66 games Predictive Bid 66 games Loans 65 games Speed Matching 65 games Flicking 61 games Spelling 60 games Stat Check Resolution 60 games Tug of War 59 games Finale Ending 58 games Chit-Pull System 57 games I Cut, You Choose 56 games Lose a Turn 56 games Auction: Sealed Bid 55 games Automatic Resource Growth 55 games Elapsed Real Time Ending 55 games Slide / Push 55 games Bias 53 games Targeted Clues 53 games Three Dimensional Movement 53 games Ratio / Combat Results Table 52 games Turn Order: Pass Order 51 games Map Reduction 50 games Ordering 50 games Player Judge 50 games Turn Order: Auction 50 games Highest-Lowest Scoring 47 games Mancala 47 games Constrained Bidding 44 games Hot Potato 44 games Map Deformation 44 games Pieces as Map 43 games King of the Hill 42 games Random Production 42 games Kill Steal 41 games Auction: Turn Order Until Pass 39 games Advantage Token 37 games Bribery 36 games Pattern Movement 36 games Action Timer 35 games Auction: Dutch 35 games Movement Template 35 games Static Capture 35 games Force Commitment 31 games Selection Order Bid 31 games Different Dice Movement 30 games Moving Multiple Units 30 games Physical Removal 29 games Single Loser Game 28 games Singing 26 games Auction: Once Around 25 games Turn Order: Random 24 games Area-Impulse 23 games Auction: Multiple Lot 23 games Neighbor Scope 23 games Auction: Fixed Placement 21 games Turn Order: Role Order 21 games Cube Tower 20 games Questions and Answers 20 games Prisoner's Dilemma 19 games Minimap Resolution 18 games Closed Economy Auction 15 games Induction 13 games Order Counters 13 games Relative Movement 13 games Bids As Wagers 12 games Resource Queue 11 games Auction Compensation 10 games Impulse Movement 10 games Passed Action Token 10 games Auction: Dexterity 9 games Crayon Rail System 8 games Auction: Dutch Priority 7 games Auction: English 4 games Facing 2 games Lane Battler 2 games Single Play 2 games Expiring Actions 1 games Visual Restriction 1 games