Article Tag: mechanics
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What is an action drafting board game?
Action drafting games often has players pick actions through a pool, which may be shared, before deciding on one action and discarding the others, or passing future actions to other players.
What is an action queuing board game?
Action queuing games typically require players to decide their actions at the start of a round and play out the action effects on the board, either as a batch or by individual actions. Every decision tends to affect gameplay and future rounds!
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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 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 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 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!
What is worker placement in board games?
Worker placement is a type of mechanic in board games where players place workers in action spaces to gain resources or benefits.