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Board game mechanics

192 mechanics. Averages hidden for entries with fewer than 5 games.

Mechanic Games Geek Avg
Movement Template 64 5.80 7.41
Moving Multiple Units 58 5.68 7.12
Multi-Use Cards 412 6.03 7.27
Multiple Maps 171 5.77 7.45
Narrative Choice / Paragraph 202 6.01 7.49
Negotiation 209 5.83 7.03
Neighbor Scope 33 6.13 6.99
Network and Route Building 830 5.88 6.89
Once-Per-Game Abilities 207 5.91 7.12
Open Drafting 3,008 5.84 6.77
Order Counters 27 6.03 7.63
Ordering 65 5.83 6.86
Ownership 136 6.27 7.23
Paper-and-Pencil 1,003 5.68 6.65
Passed Action Token 10 5.54 6.36
Pattern Building 1,392 5.70 6.48
Pattern Movement 60 5.67 6.90
Pattern Recognition 795 5.58 6.12
Physical Removal 56 5.61 6.15
Pick-up and Deliver 807 5.75 6.54
Pieces as Map 73 5.75 6.90
Player Elimination 1,101 5.70 6.38
Player Judge 106 5.59 6.13
Point to Point Movement 1,285 5.76 6.73
Predictive Bid 78 5.90 7.07
Prisoner's Dilemma 34 5.82 6.82
Programmed Movement 120 5.79 6.97
Push Your Luck 1,616 5.71 6.56
Questions and Answers 33 5.68 6.54
Race 776 5.83 6.67
Random Production 59 5.93 6.96
Ratio / Combat Results Table 469 5.59 6.82
Re-rolling and Locking 224 5.81 6.80
Real-Time 490 5.71 6.53
Relative Movement 31 5.91 6.97
Resource Queue 23 5.90 7.38
Resource to Move 126 6.01 7.25
Rock-Paper-Scissors 242 5.61 6.19
Role Playing 791 5.78 6.92
Roles with Asymmetric Information 120 5.84 7.07
Roll / Spin and Move 1,695 5.53 5.54
Rondel 162 6.06 7.23
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game 1,165 5.85 7.32
Score-and-Reset Game 185 5.95 6.75
Secret Unit Deployment 705 5.68 6.70
Selection Order Bid 35 6.21 7.04
Semi-Cooperative Game 220 5.75 6.93
Set Collection 4,540 5.73 6.45
Simulation 2,924 5.64 7.02
Simultaneous Action Selection 1,691 5.75 6.61
Singing 71 5.56 5.74
Single Loser Game 54 5.66 6.18
Slide / Push 93 5.81 6.76
Solo / Solitaire Game 2,779 5.89 7.26
Speed Matching 107 5.62 6.40
Spelling 181 5.59 6.24
Square Grid 789 5.79 6.81
Stacking and Balancing 172 5.65 6.26
Stat Check Resolution 93 6.08 7.44
Static Capture 62 5.77 6.40
Stock Holding 389 5.73 6.77
Storytelling 893 5.72 6.73
Sudden Death Ending 170 5.98 7.07
Tags 167 6.46 7.27
Take That 2,028 5.73 6.63
Targeted Clues 73 5.82 6.81
Team-Based Game 1,569 5.74 6.65
Tech Trees / Tech Tracks 222 6.32 7.54
Three Dimensional Movement 111 5.78 7.03
Tile Placement 2,729 5.77 6.64
Track Movement 334 5.99 6.84
Trading 830 5.66 6.24
Traitor Game 156 5.96 6.90
Trick-taking 759 5.61 6.55
Tug of War 93 5.96 7.14
Turn Order: Auction 78 6.06 7.15
Turn Order: Claim Action 157 6.34 7.32
Turn Order: Pass Order 73 6.05 7.20
Turn Order: Progressive 218 6.24 7.18
Turn Order: Random 37 5.88 7.35
Turn Order: Role Order 38 6.06 7.05
Turn Order: Stat-Based 156 6.16 7.24
Turn Order: Time Track 84 5.94 7.05
Variable Phase Order 393 5.89 7.03
Variable Player Powers 3,967 5.83 6.97
Variable Set-up 1,370 5.95 7.20
Victory Points as a Resource 237 6.09 7.18
Voting 663 5.67 6.36
Worker Placement 1,272 5.94 7.04
Worker Placement with Dice Workers 150 6.10 7.15
Worker Placement, Different Worker Types 198 6.19 7.49
Zone of Control 522 5.61 7.08