mostly chance

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In the group Chance or skill.

Dice and random draws decide most of what happens. Skill barely matters. Snakes and Ladders is mostly chance.

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push your luck + mostly chance curated not checked yet
You risk more draws or rolls for rewards, feeling like a dare where luck decides if you win big or bust.
roll and move + race to finish + mostly chance curated not checked yet
Roll dice to dash to the end, but random paths and events make it a wild luck fest with little control.
roll and move + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
The dice decide almost everything: how far you go and what happens when you land.
drafting + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Cards come out at random and you pick quickly, so luck shapes most of what you get.
bidding + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Prizes are revealed at random and bids are quick, so luck shapes the result.
area control + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Dice or cards decide who wins fights over areas.
worker placement + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Which action spaces open each round is decided by chance.
pattern building + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
The pieces you get are random, so luck shapes your pattern.
hand management + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
You draw cards at random and play what you can.
trick-taking + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
The cards you are dealt decide most of the tricks you win.
negotiation + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Random events decide what everyone has to trade.
set collection + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Cards come at random, so luck decides who finishes sets.
tile placement + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
You draw tiles at random and place them where you can.
race to finish + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Dice or cards decide how far you go in a race to the end.
most points + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Points come mostly from lucky draws or rolls.
last standing + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides who gets knocked out.
cooperative survival + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides whether the team survives.
shared objective + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides whether the shared goal is met.
hidden personal goal + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides whether you reach your secret goal.
narrative completion + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Random events shape how the story ends.
solo in parallel + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Everyone plays their own luck side by side.
direct confrontation + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Fights are decided mostly by dice or cards.
indirect via board + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides where you can go and what you block.
fully cooperative + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
The team plays together against luck.
semi-cooperative + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Players help each other, but luck decides who comes out ahead.
team vs team + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Two teams play, but luck decides most of the result.
traitor + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck shapes the game, which gives the traitor cover.
mostly chance + full information drafted not checked yet
Luck decides most things, and everyone can see what happens.
mostly chance + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Luck decides most things, and players hold secret cards.
mostly chance + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Luck shapes the game while players hold secret roles.
mostly chance + deduction drafted not checked yet
Random clues come out, and players try to work out a hidden answer.
mostly chance + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Luck decides results, and players bluff about what they got.
model a system + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Random events drive a model of a real system, like weather or prices.
stakeholder roles + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Players play real groups, and luck decides what happens to them.
shared resource + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Random events decide how much of the shared resource comes back each round.
delayed effects + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Random events arrive later from causes players cannot see.
try a rule + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Players test a rule, but luck makes its effect hard to see.
debrief + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
After play, players talk about how much was luck.
call and response + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
A draw or roll gives each player the word or move they have to answer with.
playing in silence + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Players roll and draw without speaking, so chance does all the talking.
change the rules + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
A roll or draw decides which rule changes next.
no objective + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Dice and cards decide what happens, and nobody wins or loses.
set your own goal + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides most of what happens, and each player decides how they feel about the result.
one loser + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides who loses, and everyone else is safe.
playing by letter + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Players post their rolls or draws, and luck decides most of what happens.
absent player + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
The absent player's moves are made by dice, so chance stands in for them.
rules you discover + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
A secret rule exists, but luck decides most of what happens anyway.
one knows, cannot say + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Hints are drawn at random from a deck, so the one who knows has little control.
irreversible change + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides which permanent changes happen.
real-time span + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides what happens each day.
role-play + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Dice decide whether characters succeed, and players act out the result.
dexterity + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Feats are hard to control, so luck decides most results.
drawing the map + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Dice decide what gets drawn where.
keep the game going + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides each turn, and players keep playing for as long as they like.
cannot be won + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides every turn, and the dice are made so nobody can win.
game master + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
The game master rolls dice for what happens and describes the result.
public game + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Passers-by spin or roll to see what happens, with little to decide.
map revealed as you go + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
What is revealed is pure luck.
rules make an argument + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Leaving outcomes to luck makes a point about how much of life is chance.
stakes outside the game + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides a real consequence.
points stand for values + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides points that stand for real values.
rehearse a future + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides what happens in the future world.
mostly skill against mostly chance curated not checked yet
These two pull against each other — can a game really be both?
excited · mostly chance curated not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling excited.
clever · mostly chance curated not checked yet
mostly chance works against the feeling clever.
silly · mostly chance curated not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling silly.
tense · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling tense.
together · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · mostly chance curated not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling lucky.
in charge · mostly chance curated not checked yet
mostly chance works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · mostly chance curated not checked yet
mostly chance works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · mostly chance curated not checked yet
mostly chance works against the feeling careful.
daring · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance supports the feeling daring.
friendly · mostly chance drafted not checked yet
mostly chance neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.