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What is a board game cafe?

Board game cafes are great places to go socialize, and try out all sorts of board games at minimal costs for maximum enjoyment!

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What is a tableau-building board game?

Tableau-building board games require players to build a tableau, like a city, and players with (often) the highest scoring tableau win!

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What is a co-op board game?

Co-op board games require players to come together to win the game by achieving a common goal, often pitting them against the game itself.

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What is a deck-building board game?

Deck-building board games rely on players acquiring cards to build decks, to gain points, actions and resources to win.

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What is a resource management board game?

Resource management requires players to acquire, utilize and sometimes hoard resources to win a game.

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What is a strategy board game?

A strategy board game is a game that requires skill, planning and tactics to win with little to no luck involved.

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What is a tile placement board game?

Tile placement is a mechanic in board games, that involves rules around placement of tiles, and scoring of combinations of tiles.

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What is an engine-building board game?

Engine-building board games set up players to build their own system that gains resources, actions, victory points and more!