A tile-based game is a

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that uses tiles as one of the fundamental elements of play. Traditional tile-based games use small tiles as playing pieces for gambling or entertainment games. Some board games use tiles to create their board, giving multiple possibilities for board layout, or allowing changes in the board geometry during play. Each tile has a back (undifferentiated) side and a face side. Domino tiles are usually rectangular, twice as long as they are wide and at least twice as wide as they are thick, though games exist with square tiles, triangular tiles and even hexagonal tiles.

Traditional games

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* Chinese dominoes * Dominoes *

Mahjong Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: ) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-play ...

Commercial games

* '' Okey'' * '' Quad-Ominos'' * '' Qwirkle'' * '' Rummikub'' * '' Scrabble''

Games using non-rectangular tiles

* '' Bendomino'' * '' Blokus'' * '' Gheos'' * ''

Heroscape ''Heroscape'' (stylized as "heroScape" or "HeroScape") is an expandable turn-based miniature wargaming system originally manufactured by Hasbro subsidiaries from 2004 until its discontinuation in November 2010. Geared towards younger players, th ...

'' * '' Hive'' * '' Tantrix'' * '' Triominos''

Board games

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'' * '' Azul (board game)'' * '' Betrayal at House on the Hill'' * '' Carcassonne'' * '' Domineering'' * '' Fjords'' * ''

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'' * '' Galaxy Trucker'' * '' Gold Mine'' * '' Rallyman: GT'' * '' Saboteur'' * '' The Settlers of Catan'' * '' Tsuro'' * ''

Tsuro Of The Seas Tsuro is a tile-based board game designed by Tom McMurchie, originally published by WizKids and now published by Calliope Games. Tsuro is a board game for two to eight players. To play, players compete to have the last playing piece remaining o ...

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Zombies!!! ''Zombies!!!'' is a tile-based strategy board game for two to six players. ''Zombies!!!'' won the 2001 Origins Award for ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game'', and Zombies!!! 3: Mall Walkers won 2003's Origins Award for ''Best Board Gam ...

Traditional games

Commercial games

Games using non-rectangular tiles

Board games

See also