Board game mechanics
All 196 mechanics in the catalog, from worker placement to deck building. Open one to see its games ordered by BoardGameGeek rank.
Collections
- Dice Rolling7,703
- Variable Player Powers6,065
- Hand Management5,738
- Cooperative Game3,716
- Modular Board3,098
- Open Drafting2,800
- Set Collection2,733
- Solo / Solitaire Game2,510
- Action Points2,254
- Area Majority / Influence2,253
- Grid Movement2,224
- Tile Placement2,122
- Hexagon Grid1,805
- Deck, Bag, and Pool Building1,801
- Simulation1,536
- Worker Placement1,474
- Simultaneous Action Selection1,434
- Area Movement1,331
- Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game1,228
- Take That1,214
- Team-Based Game1,203
- Variable Set-up1,141
- Role Playing1,101
- Push Your Luck994
- Point to Point Movement916
- Auction / Bidding915
- End Game Bonuses884
- Campaign / Battle Card Driven877
- Network and Route Building835
- Player Elimination815
- Action Queue743
- Pattern Building730
- Storytelling727
- Events608
- Pick-up and Deliver607
- Variable Phase Order522
- Paper-and-Pencil521
- Race503
- Square Grid499
- Contracts488
- Trading473
- Movement Points466
- Memory436
- Roll / Spin and Move434
- Income431
- Secret Unit Deployment420
- Line of Sight419
- Deduction398
- Voting339
- Betting and Bluffing336
- Deck Construction330
- Card Play Conflict Resolution322
- Multi-Use Cards309
- Stock Holding296
- Market282
- Trick-taking271
- Track Movement266
- Die Icon Resolution250
- Communication Limits242
- Real-Time231