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List of board games

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This is a list of board games. See the article on game classification for other alternatives, or see Category: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.{{Cite journal |last=Bayeck |first=Rebecca Yvonne |date=August 2020 |title=Examining Board Gameplay and Learning: A Multidisciplinary Review of Recent Research |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1046878119901286 |journal=Simulation & Gaming |language=en |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=411–431 |doi=10.1177/1046878119901286 |issn=1046-8781}} 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. Others are specifically designed for one player.

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Two-player abstract strategy games

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In abstract strategy games, players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used.{{Cite book |last1=Garcia |first1=Dan |last2=Bezakova |first2=Ivona |last3=Blank |first3=Adam |last4=Terrell |first4=Neal |chapter=Teaching Computer Science with Abstract Strategy Games |date=2021-03-05 |title=Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education |chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3432572 |series=SIGCSE '21 |location=New York, NY, USA |publisher=Association for Computing Machinery |pages=1232–1233 |doi=10.1145/3408877.3432572 |isbn=978-1-4503-8062-1|url=https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20210310-104208957 }}

Two-player board games

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Multi-player elimination board games

Participants are typically eliminated before game end.

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European race games

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Multiplayer games without elimination

Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.

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Economics strategy games

Games involving scarce resources and strategy.

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Games of physical skill

Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary. Also known as dexterity games.

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Children's games

The rules are easy to learn and the outcome is mostly or entirely due to chance.

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Cooperative games

Cooperative games in which all players need to work together to win.

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Word games

These games are based on construction of words to score points.

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Gaming systems

These are sets that can be used to play multiple games.

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See also

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.boardgamegeek.com Board Game Geek]
  • [http://zenseeker.net/BoardGames/ A Zen Guide to Board Games]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120729010243/http://gamerate.net/board-card/ Gamerate Game database]
  • [https://boardgamesland.com Board Games Land]
  • [https://boardgametheories.com Board Game Theories]

Board games

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