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In the group Chance or skill.

Pure brain-work. No dice, no surprises. The smartest player wins. Chess and Go are mostly skill.

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worker placement + mostly skill curated not checked yet
You place workers with tiny luck, feeling like a brainy puzzle where smart spots win the day.
mostly skill + full information curated not checked yet
Perfect setup for brainy showdowns where smart moves beat everyone since nothing's hidden.
trick-taking + mostly skill curated not checked yet
You read opponents' plays to win tricks, with little luck in card deals.
mostly skill + full information + most points curated not checked yet
Pure strategy shines as perfect info lets players outplan rivals for max points.
roll and move + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
You choose how far to move from a fixed set of options, with little luck involved.
drafting + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Everyone sees all the cards and picks carefully, so planning decides the game.
bidding + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Everyone knows what is for sale and bids carefully; reading others decides the game.
push your luck + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Risks are mostly about reading the situation, not dice, so careful judgement wins.
area control + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
No dice: areas are won by planning and placing carefully.
pattern building + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
All pieces are known, so building the pattern is pure planning.
hand management + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
You know what cards are coming and plan each play carefully.
negotiation + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Everything depends on the deals players make.
set collection + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
All cards are visible, so collecting is pure planning.
tile placement + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
All tiles are known, so placing them is pure planning.
race to finish + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The race is won by planning every move carefully.
most points + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Points come from planning alone.
last standing + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Staying in depends on planning alone.
cooperative survival + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The team survives by careful planning alone.
shared objective + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The team reaches its goal by planning alone.
hidden personal goal + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Reaching your secret goal depends on planning alone.
narrative completion + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The story follows players' choices alone.
solo in parallel + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Everyone plans their own game with no luck.
direct confrontation + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Fights are decided by planning alone.
indirect via board + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Every move on the shared board is planned.
fully cooperative + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The team solves the game together by planning alone.
semi-cooperative + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Everything depends on choosing when to help and when to win.
team vs team + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Teams win by planning alone.
traitor + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
With no luck, every odd move points to the traitor.
mostly skill + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
No luck, but players keep their cards secret.
mostly skill + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
No luck, so secret roles show through choices alone.
mostly skill + deduction drafted not checked yet
Solving the hidden answer depends on careful thinking alone.
mostly skill + bluffing drafted not checked yet
No luck, so winning depends on reading and fooling others.
model a system + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
A model of a real system responds only to players' choices.
stakeholder roles + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Real groups act by choice alone.
shared resource + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The shared resource changes only because of what players take.
delayed effects + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Later rounds follow from earlier choices with no luck.
try a rule + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players test a rule with no luck, so its effect is easy to see.
debrief + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
After play, players talk through every choice.
call and response + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
How well you answer depends only on how well you read the last move.
playing in silence + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Pure thinking with no talking, as in a quiet game of chess.
change the rules + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Winning depends on how cleverly you change the rules.
no objective + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players use skill to make something, but nobody judges who did it most cleverly.
set your own goal + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players set a challenge for themselves and use skill to meet it.
one loser + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Whoever plays least cleverly loses, and everyone else is safe.
playing by letter + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players post moves of pure skill, as in chess by correspondence.
absent player + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players play against moves an absent player wrote down long ago, as in a printed chess problem.
rules you discover + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Winning depends on how quickly you work out a secret rule.
one knows, cannot say + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Everything depends on how cleverly hints are given and read.
irreversible change + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Permanent changes come only from players' choices.
real-time span + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players make one carefully thought-out move a day, as in long correspondence games.
role-play + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Outcomes come from what players choose and say, with no dice.
dexterity + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Only steady hands decide who wins.
drawing the map + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players plan and draw the map with no chance at all.
keep the game going + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Only careful play keeps the game going.
cannot be won + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
No amount of skill can win.
game master + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
The game master decides outcomes from what players say and do, with no dice.
public game + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
A public game of skill, where regulars and newcomers face each other.
map revealed as you go + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players work out where things are from clues before revealing them.
rules make an argument + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Rewarding only skill makes a point about who gets to practise.
stakes outside the game + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Skill alone decides something real.
points stand for values + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Only skill earns points, and players ask what skill the points really measure.
rehearse a future + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Only players' choices shape 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 skill curated not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling excited.
clever · mostly skill curated not checked yet
mostly skill supports the feeling clever.
silly · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling silly.
tense · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · mostly skill curated not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · mostly skill curated not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill supports the feeling in charge.
surprised · mostly skill curated not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · mostly skill curated not checked yet
mostly skill supports the feeling thoughtful.
fast · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill supports the feeling careful.
daring · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill works against the feeling daring.
friendly · mostly skill drafted not checked yet
mostly skill neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.