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board game
A board game is a type of tabletop game that involves small objects () that are placed and moved in particular ways on a specially designed patterned game board, potentially including other components, e.g. dice. The earliest known uses of the ...
s. See the article on
game classification for other alternatives, or see
Board games for a list of board game articles. Board games are games with rules, a playing surface, and tokens that enable interaction between or among players as players look down at the playing surface and face each other.
Unlike digital games, player interaction is not mediated by a system in board games, and ultimately the essential difference between board games and digital games is the medium.
Single-player board games
Some board games have solo variants, such as ''
Arkham Horror'' and ''
Agricola
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''. Others are specifically designed for one player.
Two-player abstract strategy games
In
abstract strategy game
An abstract strategy game is a type of strategy game that has minimal or no narrative theme, an outcome determined only by player choice (with minimal or no randomness), and in which each player has perfect information about the game. For example ...
s, players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used.
Two-player board games
Multi-player elimination board games
Participants are typically eliminated before the game ends.
European race games
Multiplayer games without elimination
Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.
Economics strategy games
Games involving scarce resources and strategy.
Games of physical skill
Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary. Also known as dexterity games.
Children's games
The rules are easy to learn and the outcome is mostly or entirely due to chance.
Cooperative games
Cooperative games in which all players need to work together to win. Some cooperative games may introduce a spy or betrayer at some point in the game - and the other players, together are now faced with not only beating the game, but also thwarting the spy's attempt to make the group fail. Betrayal at House on the Hill is one such example.
Word games
These games are based on construction of words to score points.
Gaming systems
These are sets that can be used to play multiple games.
See also
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Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year)
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Games 100
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List of board wargames
This is a list of board wargames by historical genre (and some subgenres) showing their publication history. All games can be presumed to have been published in English unless another language is noted.
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Ancient
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List of Japanese board games
This is a list of board games invented or developed in Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and e ...
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List of mancala games
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List of board game publishers
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List of game manufacturers
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List of cross and circle games
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References
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External links
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Board games
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