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• roll and move + drafting drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move around the board, and the spaces you land on let you pick from a shared row of cards.

• roll and move + bidding drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and some spaces start an auction where everyone offers to pay for a prize.

• roll and move + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  You keep rolling to move further, but one unlucky roll can send you back.

• roll and move + area control drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move pieces around a board and try to hold spaces before others reach them.

• roll and move + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Dice decide how far you move or how many workers you get, then you place them on actions.

• roll and move + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and where you land gives you pieces to build a shape or pattern.

• roll and move + hand management drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and cards in your hand let you change the roll or do something extra.

• roll and move + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players win card tricks, and each trick won lets them move forward on a track.

• roll and move + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and you can make deals with others to swap spaces, money or favours.

• roll and move + set collection drafted not checked yet

  You roll around the board, and each space gives you a card towards a matching set.

• roll and move + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  You roll to see which tile you take or how far you go, then place tiles to grow the board.

• drafting + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the right to pick first, then choose cards from a shared set.

• drafting + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  You keep drawing cards to pick from, but if you draw one too many you lose the round.

• drafting + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards that let them place pieces on a map to hold areas.

• drafting + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  You pick cards that give you more workers or new action spaces to use.

• drafting + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  You pick tiles or cards from a shared pool and fit them into your own pattern.

• drafting + hand management drafted not checked yet

  You pick cards into your hand, then choose when to play them.

• drafting + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players pick their hand from a shared pile before playing tricks with it.

• drafting + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards and can trade or promise them to each other.

• drafting + set collection drafted not checked yet

  You pick cards from a shared row to build matching sets, watching what others collect.

• drafting + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  You pick tiles from a shared offer and place them to build the board.

• bidding + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on rewards, and the winner then risks pushing for more or stopping safely.

• bidding + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the right to place pieces or take control of areas.

• bidding + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the top action spaces before placing their workers.

• bidding + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on pieces and then fit the pieces they win into their own pattern.

• bidding + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players use cards from their hand as bids, so every bid uses up a card.

• bidding + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on how many tricks they will win, then try to win exactly that many.

• bidding + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on prizes and can make deals to stop bidding against each other.

• bidding + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on cards and collect them into matching sets.

• bidding + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on tiles and place the ones they win to build the board.

• push your luck + area control drafted not checked yet

  You keep pushing to take more areas, but stretching too far can lose them all.

• push your luck + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  You can place extra workers on risky spaces that might pay off or might lose them.

• push your luck + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  You keep drawing pieces to finish a pattern, but one wrong piece can spoil it.

• push your luck + hand management drafted not checked yet

  You keep drawing cards into your hand, but going over a limit loses them.

• push your luck + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players can bid to win more tricks than is safe, earning more if they make it.

• push your luck + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players can make risky deals, promising more than they are sure they can give.

• push your luck + set collection drafted not checked yet

  You keep drawing cards to finish a set, but a wrong card can make you lose what you drew.

• push your luck + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  You keep drawing tiles to place, but one that does not fit can end your turn.

• area control + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Placing workers on action spaces lets you send pieces to hold areas on the map.

• area control + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players hold areas on a board that score more when they form a shape or pattern.

• area control + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards in your hand let you move or place pieces to take areas.

• area control + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Winning a trick lets you take or hold an area on the map.

• area control + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals about who gets which areas, and can break them.

• area control + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Holding areas gives you cards or pieces towards a matching set.

• area control + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles to build the map and put pieces on them to claim areas.

• worker placement + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Placing workers gets you pieces to fit into your own pattern or shape.

• worker placement + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards in your hand change what your workers can do on action spaces.

• worker placement + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Winning tricks earns you workers or the first pick of action spaces.

• worker placement + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players can make deals to let each other use blocked action spaces.

• worker placement + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Placing workers gets you items to collect into matching sets.

• worker placement + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Workers collect tiles, and you place the tiles to build your area or a shared board.

• pattern building + hand management drafted not checked yet

  You choose which cards from your hand to use to complete a pattern.

• pattern building + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks you win give you cards to fit into a pattern.

• pattern building + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players trade pieces with each other to finish their own patterns.

• pattern building + set collection drafted not checked yet

  You collect matching items and arrange them in a pattern for extra points.

• pattern building + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  You place tiles to form shapes or patterns that score points.

• hand management + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  You plan which cards to keep and when to play them across a hand of tricks.

• hand management + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players trade cards from their hands and make deals about what to play.

• hand management + set collection drafted not checked yet

  You hold cards in your hand and choose when to play them into sets.

• hand management + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Cards in your hand show which tiles you can place and where.

• trick-taking + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players can talk and make deals about which tricks they will try to win.

• trick-taking + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Cards you win in tricks go into sets that score points.

• trick-taking + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Winning a trick lets you place a tile on the board.

• negotiation + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players trade cards to finish their own matching sets.

• negotiation + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals about where tiles go on a shared board.

• set collection + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  You collect tiles and place them in matching groups to score.

• roll and move + most points drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move around the board and collect points from the spaces you land on.

• roll and move + last standing drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and landing on some spaces knocks players out until one is left.

• roll and move + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Everyone rolls to move together, trying to reach safety before the danger catches up.

• roll and move + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players roll to move as a team towards one shared goal on the board.

• roll and move + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, each player secretly trying to reach their own places on the board.

• roll and move + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move along a story path, and the game ends when the story is told.

• drafting + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards that move them forward, racing to be first to the end.

• drafting + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards that attack or protect, until only one player is left.

• drafting + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards together to fight off a danger that threatens everyone.

• drafting + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards to help the group reach one shared goal.

• drafting + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards, each secretly working towards their own goal.

• drafting + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards that add scenes to a story, and the game ends when the story is complete.

• bidding + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players bid to move forward, racing to the finish line.

• bidding + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on prizes worth points, and the most points at the end wins.

• bidding + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players bid to attack or defend, and anyone who runs out is knocked out.

• bidding + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players pool or bid resources together to hold off a danger.

• bidding + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players bid to decide who takes on which part of a shared goal.

• bidding + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on items, each secretly wanting different things.

• bidding + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on story parts, and the story finishes when all parts are taken.

• push your luck + most points drafted not checked yet

  You keep taking risks to grab more points, but going too far loses them.

• push your luck + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players take risks to stay in, and those who push too far are knocked out.

• push your luck + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The team decides together how far to push towards a shared goal before stopping.

• push your luck + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  You take risks to reach your own secret goal without others seeing what you need.

• push your luck + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck to move the story forward, risking setbacks.

• area control + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to take a set number of areas first.

• area control + most points drafted not checked yet

  Holding areas scores points, and the most points at the end wins.

• area control + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players work together to hold areas against a spreading danger.

• area control + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players work together to take control of a set of areas.

• area control + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players fight over areas, each secretly needing certain ones.

• area control + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Holding areas moves a story forward, and the game ends when the story is done.

• worker placement + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers to gain steps on a track, racing to reach the end first.

• worker placement + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers to attack or defend, until only one player has workers left.

• worker placement + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers together to keep everyone safe from a growing danger.

• worker placement + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers together to build towards one shared goal.

• worker placement + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers, each secretly working towards their own goal.

• worker placement + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Workers carry out actions that move a story forward to its ending.

• pattern building + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to be the first to complete their pattern.

• pattern building + most points drafted not checked yet

  Patterns you complete score points, and the most points wins.

• pattern building + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players who cannot complete their pattern in time are knocked out, until one is left.

• pattern building + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players build patterns together to keep a danger away.

• pattern building + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The whole group builds one big pattern together.

• pattern building + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players add to shared patterns, each secretly hoping for a certain shape.

• pattern building + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Completing patterns unlocks parts of a story.

• hand management + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players use cards from their hand to move forward, racing to the end.

• hand management + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players choose when to play cards for points, and the most points wins.

• hand management + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players use cards to stay in the game, and those with no useful cards are knocked out.

• hand management + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players use cards together to fight off a danger.

• hand management + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players play cards towards one goal they share.

• hand management + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players hold cards and play them towards their own secret goals.

• hand management + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Cards in your hand add to a story, and the game ends when the story is complete.

• trick-taking + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Tricks you win move you forward, racing to the end of a track.

• trick-taking + most points drafted not checked yet

  Tricks you win score points, and the most points at the end wins.

• trick-taking + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players who win too few tricks are knocked out, until one is left.

• trick-taking + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players work as a team to win the tricks they need to survive.

• trick-taking + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The whole group tries to win a set pattern of tricks together.

• trick-taking + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly needs to win certain tricks.

• trick-taking + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Winning tricks reveals parts of a story until it is finished.

• negotiation + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals to move forward faster, racing to the end.

• negotiation + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players trade and make deals to earn points, and the most points wins.

• negotiation + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players make and break alliances until only one is left.

• negotiation + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players discuss and agree on how to share the work of surviving together.

• negotiation + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players talk and agree on the steps towards one shared goal.

• negotiation + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals while secretly working towards their own goals.

• negotiation + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players agree on what happens next in a story until it ends.

• set collection + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to be first to finish their sets.

• set collection + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players who cannot finish a set in time are knocked out.

• set collection + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets together to hold off a danger.

• set collection + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group collects sets together to reach one goal.

• set collection + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly collects a different set.

• set collection + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Completing sets unlocks parts of a story.

• tile placement + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles to build a path, racing to reach the end first.

• tile placement + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles to cut off others until only one can still move.

• tile placement + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles together to build defences against a danger.

• tile placement + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group places tiles to build one shared picture or map.

• tile placement + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles on a shared board, each secretly wanting certain shapes.

• tile placement + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Placing tiles reveals a story, and the game ends when the map is complete.

• push your luck + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The team keeps pushing for more supplies or progress, but pushing too far lets the danger win.

• roll and move + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone rolls and moves along their own track, side by side, without getting in each other's way.

• roll and move + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players roll to move and can land on each other to attack or send someone back.

• roll and move + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players roll to move, and where they stop can block a path or take a space others wanted.

• roll and move + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole team rolls to move together towards a shared finish.

• roll and move + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players roll to move as a loose team, but only one of them can win at the end.

• roll and move + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams roll to move their pieces, racing or blocking the other team.

• roll and move + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players roll to move as a team, but one secretly wants the team to fail.

• drafting + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone picks cards from a shared pool to build their own collection.

• drafting + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards, and taking a card someone needs is the main way to get in their way.

• drafting + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards that help the group, but each also wants to come out ahead.

• drafting + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team picks cards from a shared pool, trying to build a stronger set than the other team.

• drafting + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards to help the team, but a hidden traitor picks to hurt it.

• bidding + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player bids on their own rewards, side by side, without fighting over the same thing.

• bidding + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players bid against each other for power to attack or defend.

• bidding + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on spaces or items, and winning one takes it away from others.

• bidding + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team decides together how to spend shared resources.

• bidding + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players bid to help a group goal, but each wants to spend less than others.

• bidding + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams bid against each other for prizes.

• bidding + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the team, but a hidden traitor bids to waste money.

• push your luck + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone takes their own risks at the same time and compares results.

• push your luck + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players take risks, and what they grab leaves less for others.

• push your luck + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group takes risks together, but each player also wants their own reward.

• push your luck + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team decides how far to push its luck against the other team.

• push your luck + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team pushes its luck, but a hidden traitor wants it to go too far.

• area control + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player builds up their own areas without fighting over the same ground.

• area control + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team works together to hold areas against the game itself.

• area control + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players hold areas together against a threat, but each wants the most land.

• area control + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams fight to hold the most areas on a shared map.

• area control + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team defends areas, but a hidden traitor lets them fall.

• worker placement + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Placing a worker on a space blocks others from using it that round.

• worker placement + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers to help a group goal but also to get ahead.

• worker placement + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams place workers to beat the other team to key actions.

• worker placement + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team places workers, but a traitor places them badly on purpose.

• pattern building + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone builds their own pattern at the same time.

• pattern building + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players can spoil each other's patterns while building their own.

• pattern building + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players build patterns on a shared board, and one player's pattern can block another's.

• pattern building + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team builds one pattern together.

• pattern building + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players build a shared pattern, but each wants their own part to score most.

• pattern building + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team builds its own pattern, racing or competing with the other team.

• pattern building + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team builds a pattern, but a hidden traitor tries to spoil it.

• hand management + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone plays cards from their own hand towards their own goal.

• hand management + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players use cards to attack each other or defend themselves.

• hand management + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Cards you play change the board in ways that get in others' way.

• hand management + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players play cards to help the group but keep some for themselves.

• hand management + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Team members plan which cards to play against the other team.

• hand management + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players play cards for the team, but a traitor holds back or plays to hurt.

• trick-taking + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player tries to win tricks for their own score.

• trick-taking + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Winning tricks lets you attack other players or take their points.

• trick-taking + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Tricks you win change a shared board in ways that affect others.

• trick-taking + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players sometimes help each other win tricks but each wants the top score.

• trick-taking + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team tries to win tricks together, but one player is secretly losing them on purpose.

• negotiation + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Players make trades now and then but mostly work on their own goals.

• negotiation + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals about the board, agreeing who goes where.

• negotiation + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players have to agree on helping the group while each tries to come out ahead.

• negotiation + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team agrees plans inside and makes deals with the other team.

• negotiation + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals as a team while one secretly works against them.

• set collection + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone collects their own sets at the same time.

• set collection + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players can steal cards from each other's sets.

• set collection + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Taking a card someone needs is the main way to get in their way.

• set collection + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team collects sets together.

• set collection + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets for the group but also want the biggest set for themselves.

• set collection + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams race to collect sets before the other team.

• set collection + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team collects sets, but a traitor quietly keeps cards the team needs.

• tile placement + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone builds their own map or area with tiles.

• tile placement + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles to cut off or attack each other's areas.

• tile placement + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players build a shared map, and each tile changes what others can do.

• tile placement + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team builds one map together towards a shared goal.

• tile placement + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players build a shared map but each wants their own part to score most.

• tile placement + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams place tiles to build their own areas or block the other team.

• tile placement + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team builds a map, but a traitor places tiles that quietly cause trouble.

• roll and move + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  The dice decide almost everything: how far you go and what happens when you land.

• roll and move + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, but you have ways to change or reroll a poor result.

• roll and move + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  You choose where to go, and a dice roll only nudges the result a little.

• 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 chance drafted not checked yet

  Cards come out at random and you pick quickly, so luck shapes most of what you get.

• drafting + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Cards come out at random, but you can swap or discard to fix a weak pick.

• drafting + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees all the cards and picks carefully, so planning decides the game.

• bidding + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Prizes are revealed at random and bids are quick, so luck shapes the result.

• bidding + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Prizes come out at random, but you can save money or pass to wait for a later prize.

• bidding + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful bidding matters most, with a little luck in what comes up for auction.

• bidding + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Everyone knows what is for sale and bids carefully; reading others decides the game.

• push your luck + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  You take risks, but you have ways to protect yourself if things go wrong.

• push your luck + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  You can work out the odds, and judging when to stop matters more than luck.

• 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 chance drafted not checked yet

  Dice or cards decide who wins fights over areas.

• area control + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Fights over areas use dice, but you can add bonuses or reroll.

• area control + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Fights over areas are mostly decided by planning, with a little luck.

• area control + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  No dice: areas are won by planning and placing carefully.

• worker placement + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Which action spaces open each round is decided by chance.

• worker placement + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Random events change the actions, but you can plan around them.

• worker placement + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Planning your workers matters most, with a little chance in what comes up.

• pattern building + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  The pieces you get are random, so luck shapes your pattern.

• pattern building + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Pieces come out at random, but you can store or swap them.

• pattern building + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  You plan your pattern carefully, with a little luck in what pieces appear.

• pattern building + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  All pieces are known, so building the pattern is pure planning.

• hand management + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  You draw cards at random and play what you can.

• hand management + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  You draw at random but plan carefully what to keep and play.

• hand management + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  You know what cards are coming and plan each play carefully.

• trick-taking + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  The cards you are dealt decide most of the tricks you win.

• trick-taking + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  The deal is random, but you can pass or swap cards to improve your hand.

• trick-taking + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful card play matters most, though the deal still matters a little.

• negotiation + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Random events decide what everyone has to trade.

• negotiation + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Random events shape the game, but clever deals can make up for unlucky events.

• negotiation + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Clever deals matter most, with a little luck in what comes up.

• negotiation + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Everything depends on the deals players make.

• set collection + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Cards come at random, so luck decides who finishes sets.

• set collection + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Cards come at random, but you can trade or swap to finish sets.

• set collection + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Planning which sets to collect matters most, with a little luck.

• set collection + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  All cards are visible, so collecting is pure planning.

• tile placement + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  You draw tiles at random and place them where you can.

• tile placement + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Tiles come at random, but you can choose from a few or save one.

• tile placement + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Placing tiles well matters most, with a little luck in which tiles appear.

• tile placement + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  All tiles are known, so placing them is pure planning.

• roll and move + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see the whole board and every piece as players roll and move.

• roll and move + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move and also hold secret cards that change what happens.

• roll and move + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players roll to move, each secretly playing a role others do not know.

• roll and move + deduction drafted not checked yet

  As you move around the board you collect clues to work out a hidden answer.

• roll and move + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players roll to move and can claim to have rolled something they did not.

• drafting + full information drafted not checked yet

  All the cards on offer are face up, so everyone sees what others might take.

• drafting + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  You pick cards and keep them hidden, so others can only guess what you have.

• drafting + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards while secretly working for a hidden side.

• drafting + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The cards people pick or pass give clues to a hidden answer.

• drafting + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards and can pretend to want different things than they do.

• bidding + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players bid while secretly playing a hidden role.

• bidding + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Bids give clues to what others know or need, and you work out a hidden answer.

• push your luck + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see exactly what is at risk before deciding whether to push on.

• push your luck + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  You push your luck with cards only you can see.

• push your luck + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck while secretly on different sides.

• push your luck + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Each risk you take reveals a clue about a hidden answer.

• area control + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see every piece and area, so planning is open.

• area control + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players fight over areas using secret cards that change battles.

• area control + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players fight over areas, but some secretly work for a hidden side.

• area control + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Holding areas reveals clues to a hidden answer.

• area control + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can hide or fake their strength in an area.

• worker placement + full information drafted not checked yet

  All action spaces and resources are visible to everyone.

• worker placement + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers and hold secret cards that change actions.

• worker placement + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers while secretly working for a hidden side.

• worker placement + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can place workers to mislead others about their plans.

• pattern building + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees every piece and pattern on the table.

• pattern building + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  You build your pattern with pieces others cannot see.

• pattern building + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players build patterns while secretly working for a hidden side.

• pattern building + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The pattern on the table holds clues to a hidden answer.

• pattern building + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can pretend to be building a different pattern than they are.

• hand management + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players manage hidden cards while secretly on a hidden side.

• hand management + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The cards people play give clues to a hidden answer.

• hand management + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can play cards to suggest they hold something they do not.

• trick-taking + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone's cards are visible, so every trick can be planned.

• trick-taking + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold secret cards and try to win tricks.

• trick-taking + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players win tricks while secretly on hidden teams.

• trick-taking + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can play cards to mislead others about their hand.

• negotiation + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees what everyone has, so deals are made in the open.

• negotiation + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals while hiding what they really have.

• negotiation + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals while secretly on hidden sides.

• negotiation + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Deals give clues to a hidden answer.

• negotiation + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can lie in deals and try to spot others' lies.

• set collection + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see all collected cards.

• set collection + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets while secretly on a hidden side.

• set collection + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The sets people collect give clues to a hidden answer.

• set collection + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can pretend to collect one set while building another.

• tile placement + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles from a secret hand.

• tile placement + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players build a map while secretly on hidden sides.

• tile placement + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The growing map reveals clues to a hidden answer.

• tile placement + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can place tiles to mislead others about their goals.

• race to finish + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone races along their own track, and the first to finish wins.

• race to finish + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players race to the end while attacking each other to slow them down.

• race to finish + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players race and can block paths or take shortcuts others wanted.

• race to finish + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole team races together to reach the finish before time runs out.

• race to finish + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players help each other along but only the first to finish wins.

• race to finish + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams race each other to the finish.

• race to finish + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team races to finish, but a traitor secretly slows them down.

• most points + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone scores on their own, and the highest score wins.

• most points + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players attack each other to take points while scoring their own.

• most points + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players score points from a shared board, taking spots others wanted.

• most points + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team scores points together and tries to beat a target.

• most points + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players help a group goal but the one with the most points wins.

• most points + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams add up their points, and the higher team wins.

• most points + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team scores points, but a traitor tries to keep the score low.

• last standing + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Everyone tries to survive on their own, and the last one still in wins.

• last standing + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players take space on a shared board until others have nowhere left to go.

• last standing + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team tries to keep everyone in, but there can be no single last one standing.

• last standing + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players help each other survive until the end, when only one can remain.

• last standing + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams fight until one team has no one left.

• last standing + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players try to stay in, while a hidden traitor knocks them out.

• cooperative survival + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player survives their own danger, and the group wins only if all survive.

• cooperative survival + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  The team survives together, but players can also attack each other.

• cooperative survival + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  The team survives together, but one player's moves can make it harder for others.

• cooperative survival + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players survive together, but one may come out ahead at the end.

• cooperative survival + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams each try to survive, and the team that lasts longer wins.

• cooperative survival + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team tries to survive while a hidden traitor works for the danger.

• shared objective + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player works alone on their part of a shared goal.

• shared objective + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players share a goal but can still fight each other along the way.

• shared objective + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players share a goal, but their moves can get in each other's way.

• shared objective + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players share a goal, but one player also earns the most along the way.

• shared objective + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams each race to complete their own shared goal.

• shared objective + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team works towards a goal while a hidden traitor tries to stop it.

• hidden personal goal + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player works quietly towards their own secret goal.

• hidden personal goal + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players fight each other while each has a secret goal.

• hidden personal goal + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players move on a shared board, each secretly needing certain spots.

• hidden personal goal + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team shares one goal, but each player also has a secret aim.

• hidden personal goal + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players help a group goal while each secretly pursues their own.

• hidden personal goal + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams compete, but each player also has a secret goal.

• hidden personal goal + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players chase secret goals while a traitor works against everyone.

• narrative completion + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player completes their own story.

• narrative completion + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players fight while a story unfolds, and the game ends when the story does.

• narrative completion + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players move on a shared board that tells a story as it fills.

• narrative completion + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team tells a story together until it reaches its ending.

• narrative completion + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players build a shared story but each wants their character to come out on top.

• narrative completion + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team pushes the story towards its own ending.

• narrative completion + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team builds a story while a traitor tries to give it a different ending.

• race to finish + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Dice or cards decide how far you go in a race to the end.

• race to finish + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck moves you along, but you have ways to speed up or fix a poor roll.

• race to finish + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Planning how you move matters most in the race, with a little luck.

• race to finish + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  The race is won by planning every move carefully.

• most points + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Points come mostly from lucky draws or rolls.

• most points + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck brings points, but you can plan to soften it.

• most points + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful planning earns most points, with a little luck.

• most points + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Points come from planning alone.

• last standing + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides who gets knocked out.

• last standing + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck can knock you out, but you have ways to protect yourself.

• last standing + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful play keeps you in, with a little luck.

• last standing + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Staying in depends on planning alone.

• cooperative survival + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides whether the team survives.

• cooperative survival + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Random dangers arrive, but the team can plan to soften them.

• cooperative survival + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  The team survives by planning well, with some random danger.

• cooperative survival + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  The team survives by careful planning alone.

• shared objective + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides whether the shared goal is met.

• shared objective + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck shapes progress, but the team can plan around it.

• shared objective + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  The team reaches its goal mostly by planning, with a little luck.

• shared objective + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  The team reaches its goal by planning alone.

• hidden personal goal + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides whether you reach your secret goal.

• hidden personal goal + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck shapes your progress, but you can plan towards your secret goal.

• hidden personal goal + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful play gets you to your secret goal, with a little luck.

• hidden personal goal + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Reaching your secret goal depends on planning alone.

• narrative completion + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Random events shape how the story ends.

• narrative completion + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Random events shape the story, but players can steer it.

• narrative completion + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players steer the story with careful choices and a little luck.

• narrative completion + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  The story follows players' choices alone.

• race to finish + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see exactly how close each player is to the finish.

• race to finish + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players race to the end using secret cards that can speed them up or slow others.

• race to finish + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players race, but some are secretly on a side that wins differently.

• race to finish + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The race is to be first to work out a hidden answer.

• race to finish + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can pretend to be further behind or ahead than they are.

• most points + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players score from cards others cannot see, so the winner is a surprise.

• most points + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players score points while secretly on hidden sides that score differently.

• most points + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Working out hidden facts earns you points.

• most points + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can hide or fake how many points they have.

• last standing + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees who is close to being knocked out.

• last standing + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players use secret cards to survive or knock others out.

• last standing + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players try to stay in while working out who is on which side.

• last standing + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players are knocked out by being found out or by guessing wrong.

• last standing + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players bluff to avoid being targeted until one is left.

• cooperative survival + full information drafted not checked yet

  The team can see every danger and plan together openly.

• cooperative survival + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  The team tries to survive, but some players secretly hold a hidden role.

• cooperative survival + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The team survives by working out hidden facts together.

• cooperative survival + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players on the same team can bluff, which makes trust harder.

• shared objective + full information drafted not checked yet

  The team sees everything and plans its shared goal openly.

• shared objective + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  The team works towards a goal but each player's cards are secret.

• shared objective + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  The team works towards a goal while some hold hidden roles.

• shared objective + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The shared goal is to work out a hidden answer together.

• shared objective + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players bluff while still trying to reach a shared goal.

• hidden personal goal + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players have secret goals and secret roles at the same time.

• hidden personal goal + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players try to work out each other's secret goals.

• hidden personal goal + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players bluff to hide their secret goals.

• narrative completion + full information drafted not checked yet

  The whole story so far is visible to everyone.

• narrative completion + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players add to a story using secret cards.

• narrative completion + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players tell a story while secretly playing hidden characters.

• narrative completion + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The story ends when players work out a hidden answer.

• narrative completion + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can bluff about what happens in the story.

• solo in parallel + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Everyone plays their own luck side by side.

• solo in parallel + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Everyone faces their own luck but can plan to soften it.

• solo in parallel + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Everyone plans their own game, with a little luck.

• solo in parallel + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Everyone plans their own game with no luck.

• direct confrontation + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Fights are decided mostly by dice or cards.

• direct confrontation + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Fights use luck, but you can plan to improve your odds.

• direct confrontation + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Fights are mostly decided by planning, with a little luck.

• direct confrontation + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Fights are decided by planning alone.

• indirect via board + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides where you can go and what you block.

• indirect via board + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck shapes your moves, but you can plan around it.

• indirect via board + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful planning shapes the board, with a little luck.

• indirect via board + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Every move on the shared board is planned.

• fully cooperative + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  The team plays together against luck.

• fully cooperative + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  The team faces random events but can plan to soften them.

• fully cooperative + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  The team plans together, with some random surprises.

• fully cooperative + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  The team solves the game together by planning alone.

• semi-cooperative + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Players help each other, but luck decides who comes out ahead.

• semi-cooperative + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck shapes the game, but players can plan their help and their own gains.

• semi-cooperative + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful choices about helping and winning matter most.

• semi-cooperative + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Everything depends on choosing when to help and when to win.

• team vs team + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Two teams play, but luck decides most of the result.

• team vs team + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Teams face luck but can plan to soften it.

• team vs team + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Team planning matters most, with a little luck.

• team vs team + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Teams win by planning alone.

• traitor + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck shapes the game, which gives the traitor cover.

• traitor + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck gives the traitor some cover, but careful play can reveal them.

• traitor + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful play matters most, so odd moves stand out.

• traitor + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  With no luck, every odd move points to the traitor.

• solo in parallel + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone plays their own game in full view of everyone else.

• solo in parallel + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Everyone plays their own game with secret cards.

• solo in parallel + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Everyone plays alone while secretly holding a hidden role.

• solo in parallel + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Everyone works alone to solve the same hidden puzzle.

• solo in parallel + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players play alone but can bluff about how they are doing.

• direct confrontation + full information drafted not checked yet

  Players fight in full view, so every attack is planned openly.

• direct confrontation + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players attack each other without being sure who is on which side.

• direct confrontation + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out hidden facts to choose whom to attack.

• indirect via board + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees the whole board, so blocks are planned openly.

• indirect via board + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players use secret cards to change a shared board.

• indirect via board + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players move on a shared board while secretly on hidden sides.

• indirect via board + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The shared board holds clues to a hidden answer.

• indirect via board + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can move to mislead others about their plans.

• fully cooperative + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  The team plays together, but a hidden role means someone is not what they seem.

• fully cooperative + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The team works out a hidden answer together.

• fully cooperative + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Teammates can bluff, which makes trust harder inside the team.

• semi-cooperative + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees what others have, so helping and competing are open.

• semi-cooperative + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players help the group while keeping their own cards secret.

• semi-cooperative + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players help the group while secretly on hidden sides.

• semi-cooperative + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out hidden facts that help the group and themselves.

• semi-cooperative + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players bluff about how much they are helping.

• team vs team + full information drafted not checked yet

  Two teams play in full view of each other.

• team vs team + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Teams play with secret cards, hinting to each other.

• team vs team + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Teams race to work out a hidden answer first.

• team vs team + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Teams bluff each other about their plans.

• traitor + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everything is visible, so the traitor has to act very carefully.

• traitor + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Secret cards give the traitor places to hide.

• traitor + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out who the traitor is from clues.

• traitor + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  The traitor bluffs to hide, and others bluff to trap them.

• 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.

• chance with mitigation + full information drafted not checked yet

  Luck plays a part, but everything is visible so players can plan around it.

• chance with mitigation + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Luck plays a part, and secret cards help you soften it.

• chance with mitigation + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Luck plays a part while players hold secret roles.

• chance with mitigation + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Random clues appear, but players can choose which to look at.

• chance with mitigation + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Luck plays a part, and players bluff about what they got.

• skill with luck + full information drafted not checked yet

  Planning matters most, everything is visible, and a little luck keeps it fresh.

• skill with luck + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Careful play with secret cards and a little luck.

• skill with luck + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Careful play matters, with secret roles and a little luck.

• skill with luck + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Careful thinking solves the puzzle, with a little luck in the clues.

• skill with luck + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Clever bluffing matters most, with a little luck.

• 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 + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move through a board that copies a real system, so where you land shows how that system behaves.

• model a system + drafting drafted not checked yet

  You pick from cards that stand for parts of a real system, and what you take changes the system for everyone.

• model a system + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for parts of a real system, and prices show how scarce each part has become.

• model a system + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  You keep pushing a real system for more, and the board shows when it starts to break.

• model a system + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players hold parts of a map that works like a real system, so taking one area changes others.

• model a system + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Each action space is a real job or process, and placing workers runs the system.

• model a system + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build patterns that stand for how parts of a real system connect.

• model a system + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards in your hand are actions in a real system, and when you play them matters.

• model a system + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Each trick stands for a contest inside a real system, such as buyers and sellers.

• model a system + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals inside a model of a real system, and the board shows what each deal changes.

• model a system + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets that stand for parts of a real system working together.

• model a system + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles to build a map of a real system, such as fields, wells and roads.

• model a system + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to reach a goal inside a model of a real system.

• model a system + most points drafted not checked yet

  Points measure how well each player does inside a model of a real system.

• model a system + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players drop out as a model of a real system squeezes them, until one is left.

• model a system + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The team tries to keep a model of a real system from collapsing.

• model a system + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group works together to reach a target inside a model of a real system.

• model a system + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly wants something different from the same real system.

• model a system + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system unfolds as a story until it reaches its end.

• model a system + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player runs their own copy of a real system side by side.

• model a system + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players clash inside a model of a real system, and the system shows the cost of each fight.

• model a system + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players share a model of a real system, so one player's choices change what others can do.

• model a system + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole team runs a model of a real system together.

• model a system + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players share a model of a real system, helping it but also wanting their own gains.

• model a system + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams work inside the same model of a real system, competing for it.

• model a system + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team runs a model of a real system while one player secretly harms it.

• model a system + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Random events drive a model of a real system, like weather or prices.

• model a system + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Random events hit a model of a real system, but players can prepare for them.

• model a system + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful choices drive a model of a real system, with some random events.

• model a system + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system responds only to players' choices.

• model a system + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see the whole model of the real system at once.

• model a system + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold secret information about a model of a real system.

• model a system + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players act inside a model of a real system while secretly on hidden sides.

• model a system + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out how a hidden system works from what they see it do.

• model a system + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can mislead each other about the state of a shared system.

• stakeholder roles + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group, and rolls decide what happens to that group on its journey.

• stakeholder roles + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group and picks what that group needs from a shared pool.

• stakeholder roles + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group and bids for what that group wants most.

• stakeholder roles + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group deciding how much risk it can afford.

• stakeholder roles + area control drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group claiming land or space.

• stakeholder roles + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group, sending people to do the jobs that group needs.

• stakeholder roles + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group building what it needs.

• stakeholder roles + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group with its own cards for what it can do.

• stakeholder roles + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group, and tricks stand for who gets their way.

• stakeholder roles + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group and makes deals with the others.

• stakeholder roles + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group collecting what it needs.

• stakeholder roles + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group shaping a shared map.

• stakeholder roles + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group racing to meet its goal first.

• stakeholder roles + most points drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group, and points measure how well it does.

• stakeholder roles + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Real groups drop out one by one until one is left.

• stakeholder roles + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players play different real groups who keep something going together.

• stakeholder roles + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Different real groups work towards one goal.

• stakeholder roles + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group with a goal it keeps to itself.

• stakeholder roles + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Different real groups add their side to a shared story.

• stakeholder roles + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group, side by side, without affecting each other.

• stakeholder roles + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Real groups clash openly over what they need.

• stakeholder roles + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Real groups share a board, so each one's choices change what others can do.

• stakeholder roles + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players play different real groups who all win or lose together.

• stakeholder roles + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Real groups help each other but each also wants to come out ahead.

• stakeholder roles + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Groups form two sides and compete.

• stakeholder roles + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players play real groups, and one of them is secretly working against the rest.

• stakeholder roles + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Players play real groups, and luck decides what happens to them.

• stakeholder roles + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Real groups face random events but can prepare in their own ways.

• stakeholder roles + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Real groups act mostly by choice, with a little luck.

• stakeholder roles + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Real groups act by choice alone.

• stakeholder roles + full information drafted not checked yet

  Every group knows what every other group has and needs.

• stakeholder roles + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Each group keeps what it has to itself.

• stakeholder roles + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players do not know which real group each other player is playing.

• stakeholder roles + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out what each real group wants from what it does.

• stakeholder roles + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Real groups can mislead each other about what they need.

• shared resource + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players move around a board, taking from one shared resource as they go.

• shared resource + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a shared pool that does not refill quickly.

• shared resource + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for portions of a shared resource.

• shared resource + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players keep taking from a shared resource, and taking too much can make it collapse for everyone.

• shared resource + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players claim parts of a shared resource, like stretches of a river.

• shared resource + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players send workers to draw from a shared resource.

• shared resource + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players use pieces from a shared supply to build their own patterns.

• shared resource + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players decide when to play cards that draw from a shared resource.

• shared resource + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Winning tricks lets you draw from a shared resource.

• shared resource + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players agree how to share a limited resource.

• shared resource + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect from a shared resource to complete sets.

• shared resource + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles that use up parts of a shared resource.

• shared resource + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to a goal while drawing from a shared resource.

• shared resource + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points by taking from a shared resource.

• shared resource + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players who cannot get enough from a shared resource drop out.

• shared resource + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The team has to keep a shared resource from running out.

• shared resource + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group works together to keep a shared resource healthy.

• shared resource + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players draw from a shared resource, each secretly needing a different amount.

• shared resource + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story follows a shared resource from plenty to its end or its recovery.

• shared resource + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player draws from the same resource but plays alone.

• shared resource + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players fight each other over a shared resource.

• shared resource + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  What one player takes leaves less for the next.

• shared resource + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole team manages one shared resource together.

• shared resource + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players share a resource but each also wants the most for themselves.

• shared resource + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two teams draw from the same resource.

• shared resource + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The team shares a resource while one player secretly takes too much.

• shared resource + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Random events decide how much of the shared resource comes back each round.

• shared resource + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  The resource changes at random, but players can save for poor rounds.

• shared resource + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful use of the shared resource matters most, with some random change.

• shared resource + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  The shared resource changes only because of what players take.

• shared resource + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see exactly how much of the shared resource is left.

• shared resource + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players keep what they have taken from the shared resource secret.

• shared resource + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players share a resource while secretly on hidden sides.

• shared resource + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out how much of a hidden resource is left from clues.

• shared resource + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can claim to take less than they do.

• delayed effects + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and some spaces you land on now cause events several turns later.

• delayed effects + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Cards you pick now only take effect a few rounds later.

• delayed effects + bidding drafted not checked yet

  What you win in an auction pays off, or costs you, only later.

• delayed effects + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Pushing your luck now builds up risk that arrives later.

• delayed effects + area control drafted not checked yet

  Taking an area now changes what that area produces several rounds later.

• delayed effects + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Workers placed now finish their jobs in later rounds.

• delayed effects + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  The pattern you build only shows its full effect a few rounds later.

• delayed effects + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards you play now set off effects in later rounds.

• delayed effects + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks you win now bring rewards or costs in later hands.

• delayed effects + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Deals made now only come due later.

• delayed effects + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Sets you collect now pay out only after a few rounds.

• delayed effects + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Tiles you place now change the board later, as things grow or wear out.

• delayed effects + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Choices made early in the race speed you up or slow you down near the end.

• delayed effects + most points drafted not checked yet

  Points from many choices only arrive at the end.

• delayed effects + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Choices made early decide who drops out later.

• delayed effects + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The team's early choices decide whether it survives later.

• delayed effects + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group's shared goal depends on choices whose effects come later.

• delayed effects + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Your secret goal depends on effects that only show later.

• delayed effects + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story shows the late results of choices made early.

• delayed effects + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player sees the late effects of their own choices side by side.

• delayed effects + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Attacks made now do their damage later.

• delayed effects + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  One player's choices change the board for others several rounds later.

• delayed effects + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team plans together for effects that arrive later.

• delayed effects + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Selfish choices now harm the group later.

• delayed effects + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team's early choices decide how it does later.

• delayed effects + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The traitor's choices only cause trouble later, so they are hard to spot.

• delayed effects + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Random events arrive later from causes players cannot see.

• delayed effects + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Later events are partly random, but players can prepare now.

• delayed effects + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Careful choices now shape later rounds, with a little chance.

• delayed effects + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Later rounds follow from earlier choices with no luck.

• delayed effects + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see what effects are on their way.

• delayed effects + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold secret cards whose effects arrive later.

• delayed effects + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Hidden roles show themselves through effects that arrive later.

• delayed effects + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out what caused an effect from clues left earlier.

• delayed effects + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can pretend a later effect is coming when it is not.

• try a rule + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a new rule, then roll and move to see what it changes.

• try a rule + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule about picking, then see who it helps.

• try a rule + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule for the auction, such as a price limit, and see what it changes.

• try a rule + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule limiting how far anyone can push.

• try a rule + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule about how land is shared, then play on.

• try a rule + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule about who can use which action spaces.

• try a rule + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule about which pieces can be used, then see what changes.

• try a rule + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule about when cards can be played.

• try a rule + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a new rule for tricks and see how play changes.

• try a rule + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate a new rule, then live with it.

• try a rule + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule about sharing cards, then see who benefits.

• try a rule + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule about where tiles can go, then build.

• try a rule + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule that changes the race, then see who it helps.

• try a rule + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule that changes scoring, then compare results.

• try a rule + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule meant to keep more people in, then see if it works.

• try a rule + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The team agrees a rule to help everyone survive, then tests it.

• try a rule + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group agrees a rule to reach its goal and tests it.

• try a rule + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule while each has a secret reason to want it.

• try a rule + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story changes after players agree a new rule.

• try a rule + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player tests a different rule side by side.

• try a rule + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule to limit fighting, then see if it holds.

• try a rule + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule that changes how moves affect each other.

• try a rule + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The team agrees and tests rules together.

• try a rule + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule that helps the group but may cost each player.

• try a rule + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team proposes a rule, and both are tested.

• try a rule + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule while a traitor tries to make it fail.

• try a rule + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Players test a rule, but luck makes its effect hard to see.

• try a rule + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Players test a rule meant to soften unlucky events.

• try a rule + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players test a rule where choices matter most.

• try a rule + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Players test a rule with no luck, so its effect is easy to see.

• try a rule + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees exactly what the new rule changes.

• try a rule + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players test a rule while keeping their own position secret.

• try a rule + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players test a rule while secretly on hidden sides.

• try a rule + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out a hidden rule from what happens when they play.

• try a rule + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players can pretend to follow a rule while breaking it.

• debrief + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  After a simple race of rolls, players talk about what the game was like and what it means.

• debrief + drafting drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about why they picked what they picked.

• debrief + bidding drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about how they decided what things were worth.

• debrief + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about when they chose to stop and why.

• debrief + area control drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about who held what and how that felt.

• debrief + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about where they sent workers and why.

• debrief + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  After play, players compare patterns and what they were aiming for.

• debrief + hand management drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about when they played their cards.

• debrief + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about how tricks were won and lost.

• debrief + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about the deals they made and broke.

• debrief + set collection drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about what they collected and why.

• debrief + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  After play, players look at the map they built together and talk about it.

• debrief + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  After the race, players talk about what helped and slowed them.

• debrief + most points drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about how points were earned.

• debrief + last standing drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about why people dropped out.

• debrief + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  After play, the team talks about what kept it going or made it fail.

• debrief + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  After play, the group talks about how it reached its goal.

• debrief + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  After play, players reveal their secret goals and talk about them.

• debrief + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  After play, players retell the story and compare it with real life.

• debrief + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  After play, players compare what each of them did.

• debrief + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about the fights and how they felt.

• debrief + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about how their moves affected each other.

• debrief + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  After play, the team talks about how it worked together.

• debrief + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about when they helped and when they did not.

• debrief + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  After play, both teams talk about their plans.

• debrief + traitor drafted not checked yet

  After play, the traitor is revealed and everyone talks about the clues.

• debrief + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about how much was luck.

• debrief + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about how they handled luck.

• debrief + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about their choices and a few lucky moments.

• debrief + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk through every choice.

• debrief + full information drafted not checked yet

  After play, players look back at the whole board together.

• debrief + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  After play, players reveal their cards and talk about them.

• debrief + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  After play, players reveal roles and talk about what they suspected.

• debrief + deduction drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about how they reasoned.

• debrief + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  After play, players admit their bluffs and talk about trust.

• model a system + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays a real group inside a model of the system those groups share.

• model a system + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  The model shows one shared resource and how everyone's use changes it.

• model a system + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  The model shows how choices now change the system later.

• model a system + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players change a rule of the model and watch how the system responds.

• model a system + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After playing in the model, players compare it with the real system.

• stakeholder roles + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Different real groups share one limited resource.

• stakeholder roles + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Each group's choices affect other groups later.

• stakeholder roles + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Groups propose and test a rule from their own point of view.

• stakeholder roles + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about what it was like to be their group.

• shared resource + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Taking from the shared resource now shows its effect later.

• shared resource + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players agree a rule for sharing the resource and see if it holds.

• shared resource + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about why the resource lasted or ran out.

• delayed effects + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players test a rule whose effect only shows later.

• delayed effects + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After play, players trace late effects back to earlier choices.

• try a rule + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about whether the rule they tried did what they hoped.

• call and response + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and the space you land on asks you to answer the last player's word or move.

• call and response + drafting drafted not checked yet

  You pick a card from a shared row and use it to answer what the last player did.

• call and response + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the right to answer next, so the answer itself has a price.

• call and response + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  You keep adding answers to the chain, but one that does not fit can break it.

• call and response + area control drafted not checked yet

  Each move answers the last one, and the answers decide who holds each area.

• call and response + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Placing a worker answers the last placement, so each action reacts to someone else's.

• call and response + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Each player adds a piece that answers the shape the last player made, and a shared pattern grows.

• call and response + hand management drafted not checked yet

  You keep cards in your hand and choose which one answers the last card played.

• call and response + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Each card played answers the card that led the trick, as in following suit.

• call and response + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Every offer answers the last offer, so deals build up like a conversation.

• call and response + set collection drafted not checked yet

  You answer the last card played with one from the same set, and the sets build up.

• call and response + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Each tile answers the last tile, so the map grows as a chain of replies.

• call and response + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other only by what they play, with no words at all.

• call and response + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  A player can answer the last move by changing a rule, and the next player answers that change.

• call and response + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Each answer moves you forward, and the first to reach the end wins.

• call and response + most points drafted not checked yet

  Answers earn points, and whoever scores the most wins.

• call and response + last standing drafted not checked yet

  A player who cannot answer the last move is out, until one remains.

• call and response + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Everyone answers each other to keep the chain going, and the group loses if it breaks.

• call and response + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other to build one thing together, such as a story or a picture.

• call and response + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player answers the chain while steering it towards a secret aim of their own.

• call and response + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other line by line until the story reaches an ending.

• call and response + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other with no winner, and simply stop when the chain feels done.

• call and response + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other, and each decides afterwards what a satisfying chain was for them.

• call and response + one loser drafted not checked yet

  The chain goes on until one player cannot answer, and only that player loses.

• call and response + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player answers a shared prompt on their own, and the answers are compared at the end.

• call and response + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Each answer is aimed at the last player, trying to top or undo what they did.

• call and response + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other through moves on the board rather than by speaking.

• call and response + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  All players answer each other to keep one chain going against the game.

• call and response + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players keep a shared chain going, but each answer also helps the one who gives it.

• call and response + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams take turns answering each other, back and forth across the table.

• call and response + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other, but one player's answers quietly push the chain off course.

• call and response + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other by letter, so each reply arrives days after the last.

• call and response + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players answer moves left by someone not at the table, such as a player from an earlier game.

• 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.

• call and response + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  A draw gives you something to answer with, but you can swap or change it to fit.

• call and response + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Answers depend on how well you read the last move, with a small draw adding surprise.

• call and response + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  How well you answer depends only on how well you read the last move.

• call and response + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  A thrown die or drawn card is read as a sign, and players answer what the sign seems to say.

• call and response + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other by sensing when and how the others will respond.

• call and response + full information drafted not checked yet

  Every answer is on the table, so everyone can see the whole chain.

• call and response + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players answer from cards nobody else can see, so each answer is a small reveal.

• call and response + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other while some hide who they really are.

• call and response + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Each answer gives a clue, and players work out a hidden fact from the chain.

• call and response + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players answer with claims that may not be true, and the next player can doubt them.

• call and response + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  One player knows a secret rule about which answers count, and others learn it by answering.

• call and response + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the answer and can only reply with hints, while others answer the hints.

• call and response + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Each player's move answers the last change in a model of a real system.

• call and response + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each player answers the last move as their role would, such as a farmer answering a factory.

• call and response + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Each player answers the last player's use of a shared resource with their own use of it.

• call and response + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Each answer shows its effect only some turns later, so players answer what they cannot yet see.

• call and response + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players answer a new rule with moves that test it, and the next player answers the result.

• call and response + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Afterwards, players trace the chain of answers and talk about why each one followed.

• call and response + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Each answer is written into the game permanently, so the next game starts from the chain you left.

• call and response + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other once a day or once a week, so the chain grows slowly.

• playing in silence + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move without speaking, so nobody can plan out loud.

• playing in silence + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a shared row without speaking, reading each other only from what they take.

• playing in silence + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid without words, by placing coins or cards, so nobody can talk up a price.

• playing in silence + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players decide in silence whether to keep going or stop, with no one to egg them on.

• playing in silence + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players take areas on the map without discussing it, so every move is a silent claim.

• playing in silence + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers without speaking, reading plans only from the board.

• playing in silence + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build their patterns in silence, side by side.

• playing in silence + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players manage hidden hands without speaking, so the only clues are cards played.

• playing in silence + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players take tricks without table talk, as many card traditions require.

• playing in silence + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate without words, by offering and pushing back pieces.

• playing in silence + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets in silence, so nobody can ask for what they need.

• playing in silence + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles without speaking, building one board from silent choices.

• playing in silence + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Players change the rules without speaking, so others work out each change from what happens.

• playing in silence + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race without speaking, focused only on their own moves.

• playing in silence + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points without talking, so each choice is made alone.

• playing in silence + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players knock each other out without words, so each attack comes as a surprise.

• playing in silence + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group tries to survive together without speaking.

• playing in silence + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players work towards one goal without speaking, guessing what others plan.

• playing in silence + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player chases a secret goal in silence, so the only clues are moves.

• playing in silence + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  A story is told only through moves and pieces, with no spoken words.

• playing in silence + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players play in silence with no winner, and stop when it feels done.

• playing in silence + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player sets their own aim and plays towards it without speaking.

• playing in silence + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Players play in silence until one of them loses.

• playing in silence + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays their own game in silence, side by side.

• playing in silence + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players attack each other without words, so every attack lands without warning.

• playing in silence + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players affect each other only through the board, and never speak.

• playing in silence + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group works against the game without speaking.

• playing in silence + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players cooperate in silence while each keeps a private aim.

• playing in silence + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams play without speaking, so teammates read each other only from moves.

• playing in silence + traitor drafted not checked yet

  A traitor hides among silent players, so suspicion comes only from moves.

• playing in silence + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players send moves by post with no words attached, only the move itself.

• playing in silence + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players play alongside an absent player who gives no words, only moves left behind.

• playing in silence + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and draw without speaking, so chance does all the talking.

• playing in silence + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Players soften unlucky draws in silence, choosing alone how to fix a poor draw.

• playing in silence + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skilled play in silence with a little luck mixed in.

• playing in silence + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Pure thinking with no talking, as in a quiet game of chess.

• playing in silence + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Players throw dice or draw cards in silence and each reads the sign alone.

• playing in silence + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players act without speaking, sensing the moment the others will move.

• playing in silence + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everything is visible, and nobody speaks, so players read the board instead of each other.

• playing in silence + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold hidden cards and cannot talk, so timing and choices are the only clues.

• playing in silence + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players hide their roles without speaking, so only actions give them away.

• playing in silence + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out hidden facts in silence, from what others do.

• playing in silence + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players bluff without words, only through what they play and how.

• playing in silence + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players find a secret rule in silence, learning only from which moves are refused.

• playing in silence + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the answer, nobody may speak, and hints come only as moves or pictures.

• playing in silence + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players act in a model of a real system without speaking, as people often do in real life.

• playing in silence + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role acts without speaking, showing its side only through choices.

• playing in silence + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players take from a shared resource without talking, so nobody can agree limits.

• playing in silence + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Players act in silence, and the effects come later, so nobody can explain what they planned.

• playing in silence + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  A new rule is tried in silence, and players work out its effect only by watching.

• playing in silence + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Players play in silence, then talk it all through afterwards.

• playing in silence + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Players make lasting changes to the game without speaking, so each one is a silent decision.

• playing in silence + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players make one silent move a day, with no messages between them.

• change the rules + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and some spaces let you change a rule, such as how far a roll takes you.

• change the rules + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Some cards in the shared row are new rules, and picking one puts it into play.

• change the rules + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the right to change a rule, so each change has a price.

• change the rules + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  You can keep adding rule changes on your turn, but a change that backfires costs you.

• change the rules + area control drafted not checked yet

  Holding an area gives you the power to change a rule, so the map decides who rewrites the game.

• change the rules + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  One action space lets a worker change a rule, so players compete for it.

• change the rules + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players can change what counts as a scoring pattern while they build.

• change the rules + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Some cards in your hand change rules, and you choose when to play them.

• change the rules + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Winning a trick lets you change a rule, such as which suit is strongest.

• change the rules + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals to support or block rule changes,.

• change the rules + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Completing a set lets you change a rule, so collecting brings power.

• change the rules + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Some tiles carry new rules, so the board grows with its own laws.

• change the rules + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to the end, but anyone can change the rules of the race on their turn.

• change the rules + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points and can change how points are scored,.

• change the rules + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players knock each other out, and can change the rules that decide who is out.

• change the rules + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group survives together and can change rules to make the game easier or harder.

• change the rules + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players work towards one goal and agree changes to the rules on the way.

• change the rules + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly changes rules to help a hidden aim.

• change the rules + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Changing a rule changes the story, such as a rule that lets the dead return.

• change the rules + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players change the rules with no winner, just to see what the game becomes.

• change the rules + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player changes the rules towards what they want the game to be.

• change the rules + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Players change rules to avoid being the one who loses.

• change the rules + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays alone but can change a rule that applies to everyone.

• change the rules + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players attack each other by changing rules against them.

• change the rules + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Rule changes work through the board, such as making one area cost more.

• change the rules + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group changes rules together to beat the game.

• change the rules + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players change rules for the group but slip in changes that help themselves.

• change the rules + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams take turns changing rules to help their side.

• change the rules + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players change rules together, but one player's changes secretly sabotage the group.

• change the rules + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players propose rule changes by post, and the game slowly rewrites itself.

• change the rules + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Rules changed by players from an earlier game stay in force, so you play under their laws.

• change the rules + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  A roll or draw decides which rule changes next.

• change the rules + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  A draw suggests a rule change, but players can adjust or reject it.

• change the rules + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players change rules with skill, with a little luck in what changes are available.

• change the rules + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Winning depends on how cleverly you change the rules.

• change the rules + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  A thrown die is read as a sign, and players change a rule in response to what it seems to say.

• change the rules + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players change rules by sensing what the group wants, without voting.

• change the rules + full information drafted not checked yet

  Every rule and change is written where everyone can see it.

• change the rules + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold hidden rule cards and reveal them when they play.

• change the rules + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players change rules while hiding their role, so each change is a clue.

• change the rules + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out hidden facts while the rules about clues keep changing.

• change the rules + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim a rule has changed and others decide whether to believe them.

• change the rules + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  One player secretly adds rules, and others discover them by breaking them.

• change the rules + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player can change rules but cannot say what they changed, so others have to notice.

• change the rules + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players change the rules of a model of a real system, such as a tax rule, and watch the effects.

• change the rules + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role proposes rule changes that suit it, and the group decides.

• change the rules + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players change the rules about how much each can take from a shared resource.

• change the rules + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Rule changes take effect a few rounds later, so players vote on what they cannot yet see.

• change the rules + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Any player can change a rule as a move, and the group plays on to see what it does.

• change the rules + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Afterwards, players trace each rule change and talk about what it did.

• change the rules + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Rule changes are written into the rulebook permanently, so the next game starts with them.

• change the rules + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players change one rule a day, so the game slowly becomes something new.

• no objective + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move around the board, with no finish line and no winner.

• no objective + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards from a shared row to make something, and nobody wins.

• no objective + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for things they want to keep, with no winner at the end.

• no objective + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck to see what happens, with nothing to win or lose overall.

• no objective + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players spread across a map with no winner, and look at the map they made together.

• no objective + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers to build something together or apart, and nobody wins.

• no objective + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build patterns for their own sake, like a calm landscape.

• no objective + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players play cards from their hands to make something, without any winner.

• no objective + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players play tricks without counting them, just to enjoy the cards.

• no objective + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals with each other just to see what they can arrange.

• no objective + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets they like, with no score at the end.

• no objective + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles to build a landscape and then simply look at it.

• no objective + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player makes their own thing beside the others, with no winner.

• no objective + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players clash without anything to win, so fights are only for their own sake.

• no objective + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players change a shared board with no winner, noticing how their moves touch others.

• no objective + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players work together on something with no win or loss, such as drawing pictures and praising each other's.

• no objective + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players work together with small private aims, but nobody wins.

• no objective + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams play against each other but nobody is declared the winner.

• no objective + traitor drafted not checked yet

  A traitor works against the group, but nobody wins, and the group talks afterwards about what happened.

• no objective + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players exchange moves by post with no winner, like a long correspondence.

• no objective + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players play beside an absent player with no winner, thinking about who is missing.

• no objective + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Dice and cards decide what happens, and nobody wins or loses.

• no objective + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck sets up each turn, players make small choices, and nobody wins.

• no objective + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players use skill and a little luck to make something, with no score.

• no objective + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Players use skill to make something, but nobody judges who did it most cleverly.

• no objective + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Players throw dice or draw cards and talk about what the signs might mean, with no winner.

• no objective + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players try to act together by sensing each other, and nobody wins or loses.

• no objective + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everything is visible and nobody wins, so players can just look at the whole game.

• no objective + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold hidden cards and play them with no score, revealing things over time.

• no objective + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players hide roles, but there is no winning side, only the reveal at the end.

• no objective + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out a hidden fact for its own sake, with no prize for being first.

• no objective + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players bluff for fun, and nobody keeps score.

• no objective + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players try to discover a secret rule just for the joy of finding it.

• no objective + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows something and hints at it, and nobody wins or loses when it is guessed.

• no objective + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players run a model of a real system with no winner, watching what happens.

• no objective + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Players act out roles in a real situation with no winner, then talk about it.

• no objective + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players use a shared resource with no winner, and see what is left at the end.

• no objective + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Players act and watch effects arrive later, with no winner.

• no objective + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new rule with no winner, only to see what it changes.

• no objective + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Players play with no winner and talk afterwards about what happened.

• no objective + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Players make permanent changes to the game with no winner, leaving a record of what they did.

• no objective + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The game runs over days or weeks with nothing to win, and players simply keep it going.

• set your own goal + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move, and each decides what a satisfying journey would be, such as visiting every corner.

• set your own goal + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a shared row towards an aim they chose themselves.

• set your own goal + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Each player bids for what matters to their own aim, so prices show what people value.

• set your own goal + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides how much risk fits their own aim, then pushes or stops.

• set your own goal + area control drafted not checked yet

  Each player chooses which areas matter to them, rather than chasing the most.

• set your own goal + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers towards aims they set, such as building one thing or helping others.

• set your own goal + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what pattern they want to make and builds towards it.

• set your own goal + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players decide what they want from their hand, and play it towards that.

• set your own goal + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides how many tricks or which tricks they want, and aims for that.

• set your own goal + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate towards aims they chose, so each deal serves a different purpose.

• set your own goal + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides which sets matter to them and collects those.

• set your own goal + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what part of the map they want to make and builds towards it.

• set your own goal + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player works on their own aim side by side, without affecting the others.

• set your own goal + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Each player chooses their own aim, but others can attack to stop it.

• set your own goal + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players chase their own aims on a shared board, affecting each other by accident.

• set your own goal + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group works together, and each player decides what success would mean for them.

• set your own goal + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players cooperate while each keeps an aim they set themselves.

• set your own goal + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team decides what winning means for itself.

• set your own goal + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players set their own aims, but one player secretly aims to stop the group's aims.

• set your own goal + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players write to each other with aims they chose, such as learning something or telling a story.

• set your own goal + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players set aims connected to someone absent, such as finishing what an earlier player began.

• 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.

• set your own goal + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck sets up each turn and players steer towards aims they chose.

• set your own goal + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players use skill towards their own aims, with a little luck.

• set your own goal + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Players set a challenge for themselves and use skill to meet it.

• set your own goal + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  A thrown sign suggests an aim, and each player decides what it means for them.

• set your own goal + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players sense each other and set aims that fit what the group seems to want.

• set your own goal + full information drafted not checked yet

  Each player's aim and progress is open for all to see.

• set your own goal + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players chase aims they chose with hidden cards, revealing both at the end.

• set your own goal + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players hide both who they are and what they aim for.

• set your own goal + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players try to work out each other's chosen aims from their moves.

• set your own goal + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim aims that may not be true, and others decide whether to believe them.

• set your own goal + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players set aims while still discovering what the rules allow.

• set your own goal + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows something, and others set aims based on the hints they get.

• set your own goal + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players run a model of a real system, and each decides what outcome they care about, such as fairness or growth.

• set your own goal + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role decides its own aim, as people in real situations do.

• set your own goal + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides how much of a shared resource they want, and the group sees what is left.

• set your own goal + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Players set aims whose results show only later.

• set your own goal + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new rule and each decides what they want to learn from it.

• set your own goal + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Players say afterwards what they aimed for and whether they feel they reached it.

• set your own goal + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Players set aims that leave permanent marks on the game.

• set your own goal + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players set aims for a game that runs over days or weeks.

• one loser + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move, and the first to land on a dreaded space loses, while everyone else is safe.

• one loser + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a shared row, trying not to be the one left with the cards that lose.

• one loser + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid to avoid an unwanted item, and whoever ends up with it loses.

• one loser + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck, and the first to bust loses the whole game.

• one loser + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players spread across the map, and the one squeezed out of every area loses.

• one loser + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers, and the one who runs out of useful spaces loses.

• one loser + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build patterns, and the one whose pattern breaks first loses.

• one loser + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players play cards to avoid being stuck with a losing card.

• one loser + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players avoid taking certain tricks, and whoever takes too many penalty cards loses.

• one loser + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players trade and make deals to pass danger to someone else.

• one loser + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets, and the one who completes a dangerous set first loses.

• one loser + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles, and the one who cannot place a tile loses.

• one loser + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player works alone, and the one who fails first loses while others carry on.

• one loser + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players push danger at each other, and whoever cannot push it away loses.

• one loser + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players shape a shared board, and whoever is left with no safe space loses.

• one loser + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group plays together against the game, and if anyone fails, that one player loses.

• one loser + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players cooperate to avoid danger, but each quietly hopes someone else ends up with it.

• one loser + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams play to make one member of the other team the loser.

• one loser + traitor drafted not checked yet

  A traitor tries to make one honest player lose while the group tries to protect everyone.

• one loser + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players pass danger by post, and whoever holds it at the deadline loses.

• one loser + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players try to make sure the danger ends with an absent player rather than themselves.

• one loser + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides who loses, and everyone else is safe.

• one loser + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck brings danger, but players can dodge it with choices.

• one loser + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Mostly skill decides who avoids losing, with a little luck.

• one loser + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Whoever plays least cleverly loses, and everyone else is safe.

• one loser + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  A thrown sign names who carries the loss, and players talk about what it means.

• one loser + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players try to act together by sensing each other, and the one out of step loses.

• one loser + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see who is in danger, so players work openly to avoid it.

• one loser + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hide the danger in their hands, and whoever is caught holding it loses.

• one loser + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  One player secretly carries the danger, and the others try to find out who before it ends.

• one loser + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players use clues to avoid the danger, and the one who guesses wrong loses.

• one loser + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players pass danger with claims that may be lies, and the one fooled too often loses.

• one loser + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players try to learn a secret rule, and the one who breaks it most loses.

• one loser + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the danger and can only hint, and the one who misreads the hints loses.

• one loser + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players act in a model of a real system, and the one left with the least loses, as can happen in real systems.

• one loser + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Players play roles, and the role left with the least loses.

• one loser + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players draw from a shared resource, and the one who takes the last of it loses.

• one loser + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Players act, and effects arrive later, so the loser is decided by earlier choices.

• one loser + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new rule and see who it leaves as the loser.

• one loser + debrief drafted not checked yet

  One player loses, then the group talks about how it happened.

• one loser + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  The player who loses leaves a permanent mark on the game, such as a torn card.

• one loser + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The game runs over days, and the player holding the danger when time runs out loses.

• playing by letter + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players post their rolls and moves to each other, so one trip round the board takes weeks.

• playing by letter + drafting drafted not checked yet

  A shared row of cards travels by post, and each player picks one before sending it on.

• playing by letter + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players send sealed bids by post, opened together on a set day.

• playing by letter + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players decide by letter whether to keep going or stop, and the result comes back days later.

• playing by letter + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players send orders by post to move pieces on a map.

• playing by letter + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players post where they place their workers, and someone updates the board.

• playing by letter + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build patterns and post them to each other to compare.

• playing by letter + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players hold cards and send them in letters, choosing which to give or keep.

• playing by letter + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players post their card for each trick, and the trick resolves when all letters arrive.

• playing by letter + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals in letters, building trust slowly.

• playing by letter + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players post cards to each other to build sets over weeks.

• playing by letter + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players post tiles to each other and place them on copies of a shared map.

• playing by letter + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race by post, and the first to report reaching the end wins.

• playing by letter + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points across many letters, and totals are compared at the end.

• playing by letter + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players knock each other out by post until one remains.

• playing by letter + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players far apart work together by letter to survive a threat.

• playing by letter + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players write to each other towards one goal, such as building a story together.

• playing by letter + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player chases a secret aim through their letters.

• playing by letter + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players write a story together through letters, as in epistolary games, until it ends.

• playing by letter + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Players post their rolls or draws, and luck decides most of what happens.

• playing by letter + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Players post their luck and how they softened it.

• playing by letter + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players post careful moves with a little luck mixed in.

• playing by letter + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Players post moves of pure skill, as in chess by correspondence.

• playing by letter + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Players throw signs and post their readings to each other.

• playing by letter + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players try to sense each other across distance, sending moves without planning together.

• playing by letter + full information drafted not checked yet

  Each letter shares everything, so all players know the full state of the game.

• playing by letter + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Each player keeps cards hidden and reveals them only in their letters.

• playing by letter + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players hide who they are in their letters, and others try to guess.

• playing by letter + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Each letter carries a clue, and players work out a hidden fact over weeks.

• playing by letter + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players make claims in their letters that others may doubt.

• playing by letter + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  One player knows a secret rule and answers each letter with yes or no.

• playing by letter + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the answer and sends only hints by post.

• playing by letter + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players act in a model of a real system by post, as decisions are made slowly in real life.

• playing by letter + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role writes to the others, as people do in real disputes.

• playing by letter + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players report by post how much of a shared resource they took.

• playing by letter + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Players post choices whose effects arrive in later letters.

• playing by letter + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  A new rule is tried by post, and players report what it changed.

• playing by letter + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After the letters end, players meet or write to talk about the whole exchange.

• playing by letter + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Each letter makes a permanent change to the game, such as a card that is kept or destroyed.

• playing by letter + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players write once a week or month, and the game runs for a year.

• absent player + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  An absent player's piece moves by dice rolled on their behalf, as if they were still playing.

• absent player + drafting drafted not checked yet

  A share of each pick goes to an absent player, so cards leave the row for someone not there.

• absent player + bidding drafted not checked yet

  An absent player has a fixed bid, written before the game, that others have to beat.

• absent player + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck on behalf of an absent player as well as themselves.

• absent player + area control drafted not checked yet

  An absent player holds areas on the map, left from an earlier game, that others work around.

• absent player + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Some action spaces are held by an absent player's workers, placed long ago.

• absent player + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players add to a pattern started by someone who is not there.

• absent player + hand management drafted not checked yet

  An absent player's hand is played by a set rule, such as always playing the top card.

• absent player + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  An absent player's cards are played face up or by rule, as a dummy hand is in bridge.

• absent player + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate with an absent player through their written wishes or will.

• absent player + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets for an absent player as well as for themselves.

• absent player + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles on a board started by an absent player.

• absent player + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race against the time or route set by an absent player.

• absent player + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players try to beat a score left by an absent player from an earlier game.

• absent player + last standing drafted not checked yet

  An absent player's pieces stay on the board until knocked out, as old board games were once linked with the dead.

• absent player + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players survive together while keeping a seat for an absent player they protect.

• absent player + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players work towards a goal an absent player once set.

• absent player + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  An absent player left a secret aim, and one present player tries to fulfil it.

• absent player + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players finish a story begun by someone who is no longer there.

• absent player + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  The absent player's moves are made by dice, so chance stands in for them.

• absent player + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  The absent player's moves come from dice, but present players can adjust them.

• absent player + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  An absent player's strategy is written as rules, with a little luck.

• 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.

• absent player + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Players throw dice and read the result as a message from the absent player.

• absent player + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players try to act as the absent player would, sensing what they would have done.

• absent player + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everything the absent player left is visible on the table.

• absent player + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  The absent player's hand is hidden and revealed one card at a time.

• absent player + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  One present player secretly speaks for the absent player.

• absent player + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out what the absent player wanted from clues they left.

• absent player + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim to know what the absent player wanted, and others decide whether to believe them.

• absent player + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  The absent player set a secret rule long ago, and players discover it by breaking it.

• absent player + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  The absent player is a ghost who knows the answer and can only give picture hints.

• absent player + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system includes someone who cannot speak for themselves, such as a future generation.

• absent player + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  One role belongs to someone absent, such as a river or a child, and players decide for it.

• absent player + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  A share of the resource belongs to an absent player, and others choose whether to leave it.

• absent player + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Effects of present choices fall on an absent player, such as one who plays the next game.

• absent player + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a rule and ask how it would affect someone who is not there.

• absent player + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After the game, players talk about the absent player and what their seat meant.

• absent player + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Players inherit permanent changes left by an earlier player, as in legacy games.

• absent player + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The absent player's moves arrive on set days, as if they were playing from far away.

• chance read as a sign + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and the space you land on is read as a message about your journey.

• chance read as a sign + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Cards are turned up at random and each player picks one to read as a sign for themselves.

• chance read as a sign + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the chance to throw the sign or keep a reading.

• chance read as a sign + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players keep throwing for signs, but one sign can end their turn or turn the reading.

• chance read as a sign + area control drafted not checked yet

  A thrown sign says which areas are open or closed this round, and players move to hold them.

• chance read as a sign + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  A sign is thrown each round and read to decide which action spaces are open.

• chance read as a sign + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players read each throw as a sign and add it to a growing pattern of meanings.

• chance read as a sign + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players draw cards as signs and choose which ones to keep and act on.

• chance read as a sign + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  The cards that win each trick are read as signs, as playing cards were once used for fortune telling.

• chance read as a sign + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players argue about what a thrown sign means and make deals based on the reading.

• chance read as a sign + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect signs that belong together, such as all the signs of one season.

• chance read as a sign + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Tiles are drawn at random and read as signs before being placed.

• chance read as a sign + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to the end, and each throw is read as a sign of what helps or hinders them.

• chance read as a sign + most points drafted not checked yet

  Signs are read and players score points for readings the others accept.

• chance read as a sign + last standing drafted not checked yet

  A thrown sign decides who is in danger, and players are knocked out until one remains.

• chance read as a sign + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group reads signs together and decides how to survive what they warn of.

• chance read as a sign + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players read signs together to decide the next step towards a shared goal.

• chance read as a sign + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player reads the signs in light of a secret aim.

• chance read as a sign + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Each throw is read as the next turn in a story until the story ends.

• chance read as a sign + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player throws and reads their own signs side by side.

• chance read as a sign + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players throw signs against each other and argue whose reading wins.

• chance read as a sign + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Signs change the board, and the changes affect everyone.

• chance read as a sign + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group reads each sign together and acts on the shared reading.

• chance read as a sign + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players read signs for the group but each leans the reading towards their own aim.

• chance read as a sign + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team reads the signs for its own side.

• chance read as a sign + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players read signs together, but one player's readings secretly mislead the group.

• chance read as a sign + full information drafted not checked yet

  Every sign and every reading is shared for all to see.

• chance read as a sign + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Each player draws a sign in secret and reveals it only when it matters.

• chance read as a sign + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Signs are read to hint at who is hiding a role.

• chance read as a sign + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players read signs as clues and use them to work out a hidden fact.

• chance read as a sign + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim what their hidden sign says, and others decide whether to believe them.

• chance read as a sign + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  A sign is thrown, and players learn a secret rule about what each sign means by acting on it.

• chance read as a sign + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows what each sign means and can only hint at it.

• chance read as a sign + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Random events in a model of a real system, such as a drought, are read for what they say about the system.

• chance read as a sign + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role reads the same sign in its own way, as different people read the same news.

• chance read as a sign + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  A sign is thrown each round and read to decide how much of the shared resource returns.

• chance read as a sign + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  A sign thrown now is read as a warning about something that arrives later.

• chance read as a sign + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players throw a sign and read it to choose which new rule to try.

• chance read as a sign + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Afterwards, players talk about the signs and what they made of them.

• chance read as a sign + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Each sign read is written into the game permanently, so the game keeps a record of its omens.

• chance read as a sign + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  One sign is thrown each day, and players read it and act on it slowly.

• attunement + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move, but bonus moves come when they act at the same moment without planning.

• attunement + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a shared row without speaking, trying to sense what others want.

• attunement + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid at the same moment, trying to match each other without talking.

• attunement + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players sense together when to stop pushing, and all stop at once if they can.

• attunement + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players try to spread across the map without clashing, sensing where others will go.

• attunement + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers at the same time, trying not to choose the same space.

• attunement + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players add to a shared pattern by sensing what the others will add next.

• attunement + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players play cards from hidden hands at the moment it feels right, sensing others' cards.

• attunement + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Partners play tricks by sensing each other's hands without signals.

• attunement + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players reach agreement by sensing what others will accept, with few words.

• attunement + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players try to collect different sets by sensing what others collect.

• attunement + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles together by sensing where others will build.

• attunement + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race together and win only if they cross the line at the same moment.

• attunement + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points for acting in step with each other.

• attunement + last standing drafted not checked yet

  The player most out of step with the group is out each round, until one remains.

• attunement + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group survives only by sensing each other's timing, without speaking.

• attunement + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group reaches a shared goal by moving in step.

• attunement + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Players try to stay in step with the group while quietly following a secret aim.

• attunement + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Players tell a story by sensing where the others want it to go.

• attunement + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Players work alone but try to keep time with each other.

• attunement + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players try to sense when an opponent will act, and act first.

• attunement + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players shape the board by sensing each other's plans.

• attunement + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group plays against the game by sensing each other's timing, without speaking.

• attunement + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players keep in step for the group while each tests how far to drift for themselves.

• attunement + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  The team whose members keep in step with each other longest wins.

• attunement + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players try to keep in step, and one player secretly breaks the rhythm.

• attunement + full information drafted not checked yet

  Players see everything and still have to sense when others will act.

• attunement + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold hidden cards and play them by sensing the right moment.

• attunement + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players try to keep in step while hiding a role that wants them out of step.

• attunement + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out a hidden fact by sensing what others know.

• attunement + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players try to sense whether others are bluffing, as much as reading cards.

• attunement + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players sense a hidden rule from how others play, rather than being told.

• attunement + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the answer, and others sense it from how they move.

• attunement + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players act in a model of a real system and try to keep in step, as people do in a crowd.

• attunement + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role tries to sense what the other roles need without being told.

• attunement + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players take from a shared resource by sensing how much others will take.

• attunement + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Players act in step, and the results show only later.

• attunement + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new rule and sense together whether it changes the rhythm of play.

• attunement + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Afterwards, players talk about moments when they felt in step and moments when they did not.

• attunement + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Each time the group falls out of step, a permanent mark is left on the game.

• attunement + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players act once a day at a moment they sense the others will act too.

• rules you discover + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move, and one player knows a secret rule about which spaces are safe.

• rules you discover + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a shared row, and a secret rule decides which picks are allowed.

• rules you discover + bidding drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule decides which bids count, and players learn it by bidding.

• rules you discover + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players keep pushing, and a secret rule decides when a push fails.

• rules you discover + area control drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule decides which areas can be taken, and players learn it from refused moves.

• rules you discover + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Some action spaces follow a secret rule, and players learn it by placing workers.

• rules you discover + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule decides which patterns score, and players learn it by building.

• rules you discover + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards are played under a secret rule, and a card that breaks it goes back with a penalty, as in some traditional card games.

• rules you discover + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks follow a secret rule about which card wins, and players learn it by playing.

• rules you discover + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate while one knows a secret rule about which deals hold.

• rules you discover + set collection drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule decides what counts as a set, and players learn it by collecting.

• rules you discover + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Tiles have to follow a secret rule, and a tile that breaks it is handed back.

• rules you discover + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to discover a secret rule first.

• rules you discover + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points for moves that follow a secret rule they are still learning.

• rules you discover + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players who break a secret rule too often are out, until one remains.

• rules you discover + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group survives by working out a secret rule together before time runs out.

• rules you discover + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group works together to discover a hidden rule as its goal.

• rules you discover + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly tries to learn one hidden rule while others learn different ones.

• rules you discover + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  A story unfolds as players discover the rules of its world.

• rules you discover + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player discovers a secret rule on their own, side by side.

• rules you discover + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players use what they have learnt about a secret rule against each other.

• rules you discover + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule changes the board when broken, and players learn it from the changes.

• rules you discover + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group works out a secret rule held by the game itself.

• rules you discover + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players share what they learn about a secret rule, but may keep some of it to themselves.

• rules you discover + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams race to work out a secret rule.

• rules you discover + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players work out a secret rule together, and one player secretly knows it and misleads them.

• rules you discover + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule exists, but luck decides most of what happens anyway.

• rules you discover + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck brings each move, and players use what they learn about the rule to soften it.

• rules you discover + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skill in reading a secret rule decides most outcomes, with a little luck.

• rules you discover + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Winning depends on how quickly you work out a secret rule.

• rules you discover + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players act in a model of a real system whose rules they do not know at first, as newcomers to a real system often do.

• rules you discover + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Some roles know the rules and others have to discover them, as in real institutions.

• rules you discover + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule decides how fast a shared resource returns, and players learn it by taking.

• rules you discover + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule shows its effects only later, so players learn it slowly.

• rules you discover + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  One player tries a rule in secret, and others work out what it is from its effects.

• rules you discover + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Afterwards, the secret rule is revealed and players talk about how they worked it out.

• rules you discover + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Each rule discovered is written into the rulebook permanently, so the next game starts knowing it.

• rules you discover + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players test a secret rule once a day and slowly work it out over weeks.

• one knows, cannot say + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move, and one player who knows where the safe path is can only hint.

• one knows, cannot say + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a row while one player who knows which cards matter can only hint.

• one knows, cannot say + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid on items whose value only one player knows and can only hint at.

• one knows, cannot say + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck while one player who knows the danger can only hint.

• one knows, cannot say + area control drafted not checked yet

  One player knows which areas matter and can only hint as others take them.

• one knows, cannot say + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  One player knows which actions pay off and can only hint where to place workers.

• one knows, cannot say + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the target pattern and can only hint while others build it.

• one knows, cannot say + hand management drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the right cards to play and can only hint by what they play.

• one knows, cannot say + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  One player can see all the hands and can only hint which cards to lead.

• one knows, cannot say + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate while one player knows the true value of things and can only hint.

• one knows, cannot say + set collection drafted not checked yet

  One player knows which sets matter and can only hint as others collect.

• one knows, cannot say + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the hidden map and can only hint where tiles go.

• one knows, cannot say + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to guess what the one player knows, and the first to guess wins.

• one knows, cannot say + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points for correctly reading the hints of the one who knows.

• one knows, cannot say + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players who misread the hints are out, until one remains.

• one knows, cannot say + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group survives by reading the hints of the one who knows, before time runs out.

• one knows, cannot say + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group works together to guess what the one player knows.

• one knows, cannot say + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  The one who knows also has a secret aim, and may bend their hints towards it.

• one knows, cannot say + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  One player knows how the story ends and can only hint, while others tell it.

• one knows, cannot say + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player reads the same hints on their own and makes their own guess.

• one knows, cannot say + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the answer and players attack each other to get more hints.

• one knows, cannot say + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  The one who knows changes the board as a hint, and others read the changes.

• one knows, cannot say + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group, including the one who knows, works together against time or the game.

• one knows, cannot say + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group reads hints together, but each player wants to be the one who guesses.

• one knows, cannot say + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Each team has one player who knows and can only hint to their team.

• one knows, cannot say + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The one who knows might be a traitor giving false hints.

• 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.

• one knows, cannot say + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  The one who knows draws hint cards at random but chooses which to give.

• one knows, cannot say + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skill in giving and reading hints decides most of the game, with a little luck.

• one knows, cannot say + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Everything depends on how cleverly hints are given and read.

• one knows, cannot say + model a system drafted not checked yet

  One player knows how a real system works and can only hint, as experts sometimes can.

• one knows, cannot say + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  One role holds information the others need but can only hint at it.

• one knows, cannot say + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  One player knows how much of a shared resource is left and can only hint.

• one knows, cannot say + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  The one who knows can see effects coming but can only hint at them.

• one knows, cannot say + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the effect of a new rule and can only hint while others test it.

• one knows, cannot say + debrief drafted not checked yet

  Afterwards, the one who knew explains their hints and others say how they read them.

• one knows, cannot say + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Each wrong guess leaves a permanent mark, so the game remembers every misreading.

• one knows, cannot say + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The one who knows sends one hint a day, and others guess slowly.

• irreversible change + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Where you land can change the board permanently, such as a space you mark that stays marked in every later game.

• irreversible change + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Cards picked from the shared row are kept or destroyed for later games too, so the deck shrinks and changes over games.

• irreversible change + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for permanent upgrades that stay for every later game.

• irreversible change + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Pushing too far leaves a permanent mark, such as a torn card or a scar on your piece.

• irreversible change + area control drafted not checked yet

  Areas taken are marked on the board permanently, so later games start from the old borders.

• irreversible change + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Some actions build things that stay on the board in every later game.

• irreversible change + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Finished patterns are stuck on to the board and stay.

• irreversible change + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards played in certain ways are destroyed, so the deck changes from game to game.

• irreversible change + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks won add permanent marks to cards, changing them for later hands.

• irreversible change + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Deals are written into the game permanently, so promises carry into later games.

• irreversible change + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Completed sets are removed or stickered permanently, changing what can be collected later.

• irreversible change + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Tiles placed stay on the map in every later game, so the land grows across sessions.

• irreversible change + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Each race leaves permanent changes to the track, so the next race is different.

• irreversible change + most points drafted not checked yet

  Points scored unlock permanent changes, such as new rules or cards, for later games.

• irreversible change + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players knocked out leave a permanent mark on the game, such as a torn card.

• irreversible change + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group's losses and wins change the game permanently, as in legacy games.

• irreversible change + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group works towards a goal across many games, with permanent progress.

• irreversible change + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player's secret aim leaves permanent marks that later players discover.

• irreversible change + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story is written into the game as it happens, so each session continues the last.

• irreversible change + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player permanently changes their own part of the game, side by side.

• irreversible change + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Attacks leave permanent damage that carries into later games.

• irreversible change + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players change the board permanently and the changes affect everyone later.

• irreversible change + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group changes the game permanently together, sharing every win and loss.

• irreversible change + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players make permanent changes that help the group but also themselves.

• irreversible change + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams change the game permanently in their favour.

• irreversible change + traitor drafted not checked yet

  A traitor's sabotage leaves permanent marks, discovered only later.

• irreversible change + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides which permanent changes happen.

• irreversible change + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck brings permanent changes, but players can soften or redirect them.

• irreversible change + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skilled choices make permanent changes, with a little luck.

• irreversible change + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Permanent changes come only from players' choices.

• irreversible change + full information drafted not checked yet

  Every permanent change is visible to all.

• irreversible change + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold cards that may change the game permanently when played.

• irreversible change + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players with hidden roles make permanent changes, revealed later.

• irreversible change + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Clues are written into the game permanently, building a mystery across sessions.

• irreversible change + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Bluffs that succeed leave permanent marks, so lies become part of the game's history.

• irreversible change + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players change a model of a real system permanently, as real choices cannot be undone.

• irreversible change + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role makes permanent changes that the other roles have to live with.

• irreversible change + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Using up a shared resource is permanent, so later games have less.

• irreversible change + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Choices have permanent effects that show only in later games.

• irreversible change + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  A rule tried is written in permanently if the group keeps it.

• irreversible change + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After each game, players talk about the permanent changes they made.

• irreversible change + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The game runs over weeks, and every change made along the way stays.

• real-time span + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move once a day, so a trip around the board takes weeks.

• real-time span + drafting drafted not checked yet

  A new card appears in the shared row each day, and players pick slowly.

• real-time span + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Bids are open for a day or a week before they close.

• real-time span + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck once a day, deciding each morning whether to go on.

• real-time span + area control drafted not checked yet

  Areas change hands slowly over days, with one move per player per day.

• real-time span + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Workers take real days to finish their jobs before returning.

• real-time span + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players add one piece a day to a pattern that grows over weeks.

• real-time span + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players draw one card a day and decide when to play it.

• real-time span + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  One trick is played each day, so a hand lasts weeks.

• real-time span + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Deals are made over days, with time to think between offers.

• real-time span + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect one item a day towards their sets.

• real-time span + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  One tile is placed each day, so the map grows over weeks.

• real-time span + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race over weeks, one move a day.

• real-time span + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points over weeks, and totals are compared at the end.

• real-time span + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players are knocked out over days until one remains.

• real-time span + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group has to keep something going every day, or it fails.

• real-time span + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group works towards a goal over weeks, a little each day.

• real-time span + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player works on a secret aim over weeks.

• real-time span + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story unfolds day by day until it ends.

• real-time span + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player works on their own game a little each day.

• real-time span + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players attack each other slowly over days, with time to respond.

• real-time span + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players change a shared board over days, and effects spread slowly.

• real-time span + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group plays against the game over weeks, a little each day.

• real-time span + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players cooperate over weeks while each keeps a private aim.

• real-time span + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams play against each other over weeks.

• real-time span + traitor drafted not checked yet

  A traitor works slowly against the group over weeks.

• real-time span + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides what happens each day.

• real-time span + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck brings something each day and players choose how to respond.

• real-time span + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players make careful moves each day, with a little luck.

• real-time span + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Players make one carefully thought-out move a day, as in long correspondence games.

• real-time span + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see the whole game at any time and checks in daily.

• real-time span + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold hidden cards for days before revealing them.

• real-time span + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players hide their roles for weeks before the reveal.

• real-time span + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Clues arrive day by day, and players work out a hidden fact over weeks.

• real-time span + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players make claims that can be checked only days later.

• real-time span + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system runs over weeks, as real systems change slowly.

• real-time span + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role acts once a day, and the situation develops slowly.

• real-time span + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  A shared resource refills slowly each day, and players take from it over weeks.

• real-time span + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Effects of choices arrive days or weeks later.

• real-time span + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  A new rule is tried over weeks to see its slow effects.

• real-time span + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After weeks of play, players meet to talk about what happened.

• role-play + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players move around the board as characters, and each space asks them to act out what their character does there.

• role-play + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards that add to their character, such as a skill, a secret or a belonging.

• role-play + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Characters bid for what they want, and players speak as their character while bidding.

• role-play + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Characters take risks, and players decide in character whether to press on or stop.

• role-play + area control drafted not checked yet

  Characters claim places on the map and speak for why they hold them.

• role-play + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Each worker is sent as the character would send them, with a reason said aloud.

• role-play + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Characters build something together or apart, and say what each piece means to them.

• role-play + hand management drafted not checked yet

  The cards in hand are what the character knows or can do, and players choose when to reveal them in a scene.

• role-play + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Each trick is a contest between characters, and players say what their character does with each card.

• role-play + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Characters make deals with each other, speaking as they would.

• role-play + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Characters gather things that matter to their story, such as letters, keys or memories.

• role-play + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Each tile is a place the characters reach, and players act out what happens there.

• role-play + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Characters answer each other line by line, building a scene together.

• role-play + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players act their characters without words, using gestures and moves only.

• role-play + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Characters can change the rules of their world, such as a king making a new law.

• role-play + dexterity drafted not checked yet

  Characters act through physical feats, such as balancing a tower to cross a bridge.

• role-play + drawing the map drafted not checked yet

  Characters draw the places they travel to, so the map is their story.

• role-play + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Characters race to reach a place or a goal first, acting out the journey.

• role-play + most points drafted not checked yet

  Characters earn points for actions in their story.

• role-play + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Characters are removed from the story one by one until one remains.

• role-play + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Characters work together to survive something, such as a storm or a siege.

• role-play + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Characters pursue one goal together, each in their own way.

• role-play + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each character has a secret want that they pursue in scenes.

• role-play + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The game ends when the characters' story reaches its end.

• role-play + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players act out characters with no winner, and stop when the story feels done.

• role-play + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what their character wants and whether they got it.

• role-play + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Characters play until one of them falls, and the others carry on.

• role-play + keep the game going drafted not checked yet

  Characters' stories carry on from session to session, with no ending planned.

• role-play + cannot be won drafted not checked yet

  Characters face something they cannot beat, and the story is how they meet it.

• role-play + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player acts out their own character's story beside the others.

• role-play + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Characters clash with each other directly in scenes.

• role-play + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Characters affect each other through the world rather than by meeting.

• role-play + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  All characters are on one side against the world.

• role-play + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Characters work together but each has a private reason that can pull them apart.

• role-play + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Two groups of characters face each other.

• role-play + traitor drafted not checked yet

  One character secretly works against the others.

• role-play + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Characters write letters to each other, in character, over weeks.

• role-play + absent player drafted not checked yet

  One character is played by nobody, and others speak of them or for them.

• role-play + game master drafted not checked yet

  One player runs the world and plays everyone the characters meet, as in tabletop role-playing games.

• role-play + public game drafted not checked yet

  Characters are played in a public place, and passers-by may join or watch.

• role-play + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Dice decide whether characters succeed, and players act out the result.

• role-play + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Dice decide, but characters can use what they know to soften a roll.

• role-play + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players' choices decide most outcomes, with a little luck for surprise.

• role-play + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Outcomes come from what players choose and say, with no dice.

• role-play + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  A thrown sign is read as an omen for the characters, and players act on it.

• role-play + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players act together by sensing where the others are taking the scene.

• role-play + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on tables decide what characters meet, and players act out the result.

• role-play + full information drafted not checked yet

  Every character's thoughts and goals are known to all.

• role-play + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Characters hold secrets in hand, revealed when the scene calls for it.

• role-play + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Some characters are not who they say they are.

• role-play + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Characters gather clues and work out a mystery together.

• role-play + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Characters lie to each other, and players decide whom to believe.

• role-play + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Characters learn the hidden laws of their world by breaking them.

• role-play + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One character knows the truth but can only hint at it.

• role-play + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  Characters explore a hidden world, and each new place sets a new scene.

• role-play + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Characters live inside a model of a real system, such as a town's water supply.

• role-play + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each player acts a real role, such as a farmer or an official, in a real situation.

• role-play + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Characters share one limited thing and argue in character about who takes what.

• role-play + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  What characters do now comes back later in the story.

• role-play + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Characters live under a new rule, and players act out how it changes their lives.

• role-play + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After playing characters, players step out and talk about what happened and why.

• role-play + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  What characters do changes the world permanently, for every later session.

• role-play + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Characters live a day in the story for each real day, so the game runs over weeks.

• role-play + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  The rules for what characters can do say something about the world they live in.

• role-play + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  What happens to a character can affect the player, such as feelings that carry into real life.

• role-play + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Characters earn points for things like kindness, and players notice when they chase points instead.

• role-play + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Characters live in a world that does not exist yet, and players try out how it feels.

• dexterity + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and some spaces ask you to flick, stack or balance something.

• dexterity + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick pieces from a shared pool, then have to place or stack them by hand.

• dexterity + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the right to attempt a feat, and the winner has to pull it off.

• dexterity + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players keep stacking or flicking for more, but one wobble loses it all, as in a falling tower.

• dexterity + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players flick or slide pieces onto areas of the board to hold them.

• dexterity + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers by tossing or sliding them onto action spaces.

• dexterity + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build a shape by stacking or balancing pieces.

• dexterity + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players choose which card to play, and the card says which feat they try.

• dexterity + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Players win tricks by a small feat, such as flicking a card closest to a line.

• dexterity + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players trade help, such as steadying a tower for someone in exchange for a favour.

• dexterity + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect pieces by catching, flicking or picking them up quickly.

• dexterity + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles by sliding or dropping them, and they stay where they land.

• dexterity + call and response drafted not checked yet

  One player does a feat, and the next has to copy it or answer with another.

• dexterity + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players stack or balance without speaking, reading each other's hands.

• dexterity + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  A player who succeeds at a feat can change a rule.

• dexterity + drawing the map drafted not checked yet

  Players draw the map with eyes closed or by flicking ink, so the world is shaped by hands.

• dexterity + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race by flicking pieces along a track, the first to the end winning.

• dexterity + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points for feats, such as how high they stack.

• dexterity + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players drop out when their feat fails, until one remains.

• dexterity + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players together keep something standing, such as a tower, and lose if it falls.

• dexterity + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players build one thing together by hand.

• dexterity + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly aims for a different feat while building with others.

• dexterity + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Each feat moves a story on, such as building a bridge the characters cross.

• dexterity + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players stack and balance just for the joy of it, with no winner.

• dexterity + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player sets their own feat to try, such as how high to stack.

• dexterity + one loser drafted not checked yet

  The player whose move makes the tower fall loses, and everyone else is safe.

• dexterity + keep the game going drafted not checked yet

  Players try to keep a tower or a rally going as long as they can, together.

• dexterity + cannot be won drafted not checked yet

  The feat is made so that it always fails in the end, and players see how long they can last.

• dexterity + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player builds or flicks on their own, side by side.

• dexterity + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players flick pieces at each other's pieces to knock them away.

• dexterity + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players' pieces bump into each other on a shared board.

• dexterity + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group does a feat together against the game.

• dexterity + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players build together but each gains from where pieces land.

• dexterity + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams compete at feats.

• dexterity + traitor drafted not checked yet

  One player secretly tries to make the group's feat fail.

• dexterity + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players post photos of their feats to each other over weeks.

• dexterity + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players try to beat a feat left by someone who is not there, such as a record height.

• dexterity + game master drafted not checked yet

  One player sets the feats and judges whether they succeed.

• dexterity + public game drafted not checked yet

  Feats are done in a public place, and passers-by try too, as in street games.

• dexterity + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Feats are hard to control, so luck decides most results.

• dexterity + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck sets the feat and skill decides whether you manage it.

• dexterity + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Steady hands decide most outcomes, with a bit of luck in what is attempted.

• dexterity + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Only steady hands decide who wins.

• dexterity + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Where a thrown piece lands is read as a sign.

• dexterity + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players do a feat together by sensing each other's movements, such as lifting something as one.

• dexterity + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet

  A roll decides which feat comes next in the story.

• dexterity + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see every piece and every wobble.

• dexterity + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold cards that say which feat they will try, revealed when they play.

• dexterity + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  One player secretly has a different aim with their feats.

• dexterity + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out a hidden fact from how pieces fall or where they land.

• dexterity + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim they will manage a feat, and others bet on whether they can.

• dexterity + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule decides which feats count, and players learn it by trying.

• dexterity + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the target and can only hint, while others try the feat.

• dexterity + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  Players flick a piece to explore, and the area where it lands is revealed.

• dexterity + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A balancing structure stands for a real system, such as a fragile supply chain.

• dexterity + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role has a different feat, showing how hard different jobs are.

• dexterity + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players take pieces from a shared stack without toppling it, as in a fragile shared supply.

• dexterity + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  A feat done now weakens the structure for later turns.

• dexterity + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new rule for feats, such as using only one hand, to see what changes.

• dexterity + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After the feats, players talk about how it felt to try and fail.

• dexterity + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Pieces that fall are lost for later games, so the game wears down.

• dexterity + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players add one piece a day to a shared structure, and it grows or falls over weeks.

• dexterity + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  The feats are made to say something, such as stacking harder for some players than others.

• dexterity + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  Something real rides on a feat, such as who washes up after.

• dexterity + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Points for feats stand for something real, such as effort at work, and players notice what gets counted.

• dexterity + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Players practise a task they may face later, such as building together by hand.

• drawing the map + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and when you reach the edge of the map you draw the next stretch of land.

• drawing the map + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick land features from a shared row and draw them onto the shared map.

• drawing the map + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the right to draw the next part of the map.

• drawing the map + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players keep drawing more of the map, but a drawn danger can end their turn.

• drawing the map + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players draw the land and then claim parts of what they drew.

• drawing the map + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Workers can only go to places someone has drawn, so the map decides the actions.

• drawing the map + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players draw the map to make shapes that score, such as a ring of forests.

• drawing the map + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards in hand say what you can draw next, and you choose when to play them.

• drawing the map + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Winning a trick lets you draw a feature on the shared map.

• drawing the map + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals about what gets drawn where.

• drawing the map + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect sets of places they have drawn, such as three rivers.

• drawing the map + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place blank tiles and draw what is on each, building a map together.

• drawing the map + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Each player draws something that answers what the last player drew, such as a bridge after a river.

• drawing the map + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players draw the map together without speaking, reading each other's lines.

• drawing the map + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Drawing certain places changes the rules, such as a castle that adds a law.

• drawing the map + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to draw a route from one side of the map to the other.

• drawing the map + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score points for what they draw, such as each village or road.

• drawing the map + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players draw dangers onto the map that push others out, until one remains.

• drawing the map + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Players draw the map together while a danger spreads across it.

• drawing the map + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Players draw one map toward a shared goal, such as a town that feeds everyone.

• drawing the map + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly wants the map to include something, and draws toward it.

• drawing the map + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The map tells a story, and the game ends when the story's journey is drawn.

• drawing the map + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players draw a world together with no winner, and look at it at the end.

• drawing the map + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what they want to add to the world.

• drawing the map + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Players draw the map until one player's land is cut off, and that player loses.

• drawing the map + keep the game going drafted not checked yet

  The map grows over many sessions, with no end planned.

• drawing the map + cannot be won drafted not checked yet

  The map is drawn toward something that cannot be stopped, such as rising water.

• drawing the map + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player draws their own map beside the others.

• drawing the map + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players draw over or into each other's land.

• drawing the map + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  What one player draws changes what others can do, such as a river blocking a road.

• drawing the map + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group draws one map against a threat from the game.

• drawing the map + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players draw a shared world while each tries to get more for themselves.

• drawing the map + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams draw rival parts of one map.

• drawing the map + traitor drafted not checked yet

  One player secretly draws things that will harm the group's world.

• drawing the map + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players post the map to each other, each adding a part before sending it on.

• drawing the map + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players continue a map started by someone who is not there.

• drawing the map + game master drafted not checked yet

  One player draws the world as the others explore and describe where they go.

• drawing the map + public game drafted not checked yet

  The map is drawn in chalk or on a wall in a public place, and passers-by add to it.

• drawing the map + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Dice decide what gets drawn where.

• drawing the map + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Dice suggest what to draw, and players choose where it goes.

• drawing the map + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players draw with care, and a little luck decides some features.

• drawing the map + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Players plan and draw the map with no chance at all.

• drawing the map + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  A thrown sign is read as what the land holds next.

• drawing the map + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players draw together by sensing where the others will draw.

• drawing the map + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on tables decide what players find, and they draw it on the map.

• drawing the map + full information drafted not checked yet

  The whole map is always visible to everyone.

• drawing the map + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold secret cards about what they will draw.

• drawing the map + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Some players secretly draw for a hidden side.

• drawing the map + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out a hidden fact from how the map is drawn, such as where treasure lies.

• drawing the map + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim what they have drawn means, and others decide whether to believe them.

• drawing the map + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  A secret rule decides which drawings are allowed, and players learn it by drawing.

• drawing the map + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows how the map has to look and can only hint as others draw.

• drawing the map + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  Players draw each area only as they reach it, so the world appears as they explore.

• drawing the map + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players draw a real place, such as their neighbourhood, and mark how things flow through it.

• drawing the map + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role draws the map as they see it, and the maps are compared.

• drawing the map + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players draw where a shared resource is, and how much each takes from it.

• drawing the map + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  What players draw now changes the land later, such as a dam that floods the valley.

• drawing the map + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new rule for drawing, such as no borders, and see what world appears.

• drawing the map + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After drawing, players talk about what their map says about what they value.

• drawing the map + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Lines on the map are never erased, so each game's world carries into the next.

• drawing the map + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players add to the map once a day, and it grows over weeks.

• drawing the map + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  The rules for what can be drawn say something, such as roads only to cities.

• drawing the map + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  The map is of a real place, and what players draw may be shown to the people who live there.

• drawing the map + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Places on the map earn points, and players notice which places the scoring ignores.

• drawing the map + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Players draw a place as they would like it to be, and play in it.

• keep the game going + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move around a loop with no finish, keeping the journey going together.

• keep the game going + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick from a row that refills, and the aim is to keep the row from running dry.

• keep the game going + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid in a way that keeps everyone able to bid again.

• keep the game going + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck, but a bust ends the game for everyone, so they push carefully.

• keep the game going + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players hold areas, but nobody may be pushed off entirely, so play continues.

• keep the game going + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place workers so that everyone always has a space left.

• keep the game going + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players add to a pattern that never has to be finished.

• keep the game going + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players play cards so that nobody runs out, keeping the game alive.

• keep the game going + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks are played so that the hand never ends, with players helping each other stay in.

• keep the game going + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals that keep everyone in the game.

• keep the game going + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Collected sets go back into the game, so collecting never ends.

• keep the game going + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  The tile map keeps growing, and the aim is to always have somewhere to place the next tile.

• keep the game going + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other to keep a chain going as long as they can.

• keep the game going + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players keep a silent game going as long as they can without breaking it.

• keep the game going + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Players change the rules whenever the game is about to end, to keep it going.

• keep the game going + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player keeps their own game going side by side.

• keep the game going + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players clash, but never so hard that someone leaves the game.

• keep the game going + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players change the board so that others always have moves left.

• keep the game going + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group works to keep the game going against what would end it.

• keep the game going + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players keep the game going together while each gains a little more for themselves.

• keep the game going + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams compete, but neither team is allowed to fall out of the game.

• keep the game going + traitor drafted not checked yet

  One player secretly tries to end the game while others keep it going.

• keep the game going + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players write to each other with no end planned, keeping the exchange going.

• keep the game going + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players continue a game started by someone else, and pass it on to someone else after.

• keep the game going + game master drafted not checked yet

  One player runs a world that keeps going from session to session, as in a long campaign.

• keep the game going + public game drafted not checked yet

  A public game keeps going as people come and go, such as a street game played every evening.

• keep the game going + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides each turn, and players keep playing for as long as they like.

• keep the game going + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck threatens to end the game, and players use choices to keep it alive.

• keep the game going + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skill keeps the game alive, with a little luck adding risk.

• keep the game going + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Only careful play keeps the game going.

• keep the game going + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Signs thrown each round tell players how to keep the game going.

• keep the game going + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players keep the game going by staying in step with each other.

• keep the game going + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on tables add new events, so the story keeps going.

• keep the game going + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone sees everything and works to keep the game alive.

• keep the game going + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold hidden cards and try to keep the game going without knowing what others hold.

• keep the game going + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Some players secretly want the game to end.

• keep the game going + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out what keeps the game alive from clues.

• keep the game going + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim they can keep the game going, and others decide whether to believe them.

• keep the game going + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players discover a secret rule about what ends the game, and try to avoid it.

• keep the game going + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows what will end the game and can only hint to avoid it.

• keep the game going + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  Players keep exploring a map that never runs out.

• keep the game going + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players keep a model of a real system running, such as a forest that has to last.

• keep the game going + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role tries to keep their part going, and they need each other to continue.

• keep the game going + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players share a resource and try to make it last as long as possible.

• keep the game going + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Choices made now decide whether the game can keep going later.

• keep the game going + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a rule to see whether it helps the game keep going.

• keep the game going + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After the game finally stops, players talk about what kept it going and what ended it.

• keep the game going + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Every session leaves permanent marks, and the game carries on from them.

• keep the game going + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The game runs on real days with no end date.

• keep the game going + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  The rules show what it takes to keep something going, such as care or sharing.

• keep the game going + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  Keeping the game going matters outside it, such as a weekly game that keeps friends meeting.

• keep the game going + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Points measure how long the group keeps something alive, and players notice what that leaves out.

• keep the game going + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Players practise keeping a new way of living going over many sessions.

• cannot be won + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move toward a finish they can never reach, as the track keeps sending them back.

• cannot be won + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick cards toward a goal that the deck never allows them to complete.

• cannot be won + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for a prize that is always taken away at the end.

• cannot be won + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players push their luck, but the game always busts them in the end.

• cannot be won + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players try to hold land that is always taken back by the game.

• cannot be won + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Workers are placed, but the game takes away the rewards each round.

• cannot be won + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build a pattern that the game always breaks before it is finished.

• cannot be won + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players manage cards that never add up to a win.

• cannot be won + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks are dealt so that no player can win the hand.

• cannot be won + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players make deals toward a goal that no deal can reach.

• cannot be won + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect toward a set that the deck does not contain.

• cannot be won + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players place tiles toward a finished map that the tiles can never make.

• cannot be won + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Players answer each other in a chain that is made to break.

• cannot be won + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players try silently to do something the game will not let them do.

• cannot be won + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Players change the rules to try to win, but the game always changes them back.

• cannot be won + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays alone against a game nobody can win.

• cannot be won + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players fight each other, but nobody can ever come out on top.

• cannot be won + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Players change the board, but every change is undone by the game.

• cannot be won + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group works together against a game that cannot be beaten.

• cannot be won + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players work together and apart toward a goal nobody can reach.

• cannot be won + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams compete, but the game makes sure neither can win.

• cannot be won + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Players search for a traitor, but the game cannot be won either way.

• cannot be won + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players write to each other toward a goal that never arrives.

• cannot be won + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players try to reach someone who is not there, and never can.

• cannot be won + game master drafted not checked yet

  One player runs a world that the others can never defeat, and the story is how they face it.

• cannot be won + public game drafted not checked yet

  A public game that nobody can win, and passers-by find out by trying.

• cannot be won + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides every turn, and the dice are made so nobody can win.

• cannot be won + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Players soften unlucky draws, but the game is made so it always wins.

• cannot be won + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skill helps, but the game is made so nobody wins.

• cannot be won + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  No amount of skill can win.

• cannot be won + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Signs are thrown and read, but none points to a way to win.

• cannot be won + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players try to act as one, but the game always pulls them apart.

• cannot be won + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on tables tell a story that always ends in loss for the characters.

• cannot be won + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everyone can see from the start that nobody can win, and plays anyway.

• cannot be won + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Hidden cards make players hope, but no hand can win.

• cannot be won + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Some players have hidden roles, but no side can win.

• cannot be won + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out the mystery and discover there was no way to win.

• cannot be won + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players bluff toward a win that does not exist.

• cannot be won + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players discover a hidden rule that means nobody can win.

• cannot be won + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows nobody can win and can only hint at it.

• cannot be won + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  Players explore a map that never reveals a way out.

• cannot be won + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system shows a problem no single player can solve.

• cannot be won + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role tries to get what they need, but the system lets nobody succeed.

• cannot be won + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players share a resource that always runs out, whatever they do.

• cannot be won + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Effects arrive later that always undo what players built.

• cannot be won + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try new rules to make the game winnable, and see which come closest.

• cannot be won + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After a game nobody could win, players talk about why they kept trying.

• cannot be won + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Each failed game leaves a permanent mark, so the losses build up.

• cannot be won + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players keep trying over weeks at something that cannot be done.

• cannot be won + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  The impossibility is the argument, such as a system nobody can beat alone.

• cannot be won + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  Playing a game nobody can win leaves real feelings behind.

• cannot be won + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Points can never add up to a win, and players notice what the points were standing for.

• cannot be won + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Players practise living with something that cannot be fixed, such as a changing climate.

• game master + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  One player runs the world while the others roll and move, describing what they find on each space.

• game master + drafting drafted not checked yet

  The game master lays out choices, and players pick from them in turn.

• game master + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for what the game master offers, such as help from a character.

• game master + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  The game master asks each player whether to press on, and describes what happens.

• game master + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players claim places, and the game master decides how the world reacts.

• game master + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs the places workers visit, describing what happens at each.

• game master + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  The game master sets the shape players are building toward and describes progress.

• game master + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Players hold cards, and the game master describes what each card does in the story.

• game master + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  The game master narrates each trick as a contest in the story.

• game master + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate with characters the game master plays.

• game master + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect items the game master places in the world.

• game master + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  The game master places tiles as players explore, revealing the world.

• game master + call and response drafted not checked yet

  The game master describes, players answer, and the game master answers them.

• game master + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs the world without words, using cards or gestures.

• game master + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  The game master can change the rules as the story needs.

• game master + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a race, describing obstacles as players hurry.

• game master + most points drafted not checked yet

  The game master awards points for what players do.

• game master + last standing drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a world where characters fall one by one.

• game master + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a danger the players survive together.

• game master + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The game master sets a goal the players pursue together.

• game master + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  The game master gives each player a secret want to pursue.

• game master + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The game master guides the story until it reaches an ending, as in tabletop role-playing games.

• game master + no objective drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a world with no goal, and players simply live in it.

• game master + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player tells the game master what they want, and the world responds.

• game master + one loser drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs the world until one character falls.

• game master + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  The game master rolls dice for what happens and describes the result.

• game master + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Dice decide, and the game master lets players soften outcomes with choices.

• game master + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players' choices decide most things, with a little luck the game master rolls.

• game master + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  The game master decides outcomes from what players say and do, with no dice.

• game master + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  The game master reads thrown signs as omens in the story.

• game master + attunement drafted not checked yet

  The game master senses what the players want and shapes the world to it.

• game master + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet

  The game master rolls on tables and describes what the dice bring.

• game master + full information drafted not checked yet

  The game master shares everything about the world openly.

• game master + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold secrets the game master does not know.

• game master + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  The game master gives some players secret roles.

• game master + deduction drafted not checked yet

  The game master hides a mystery and gives clues as players explore.

• game master + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players lie to characters the game master plays, and the game master decides who believes them.

• game master + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  The game master knows the world's hidden laws, and players learn them by trying.

• game master + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  The game master knows the answer and can only hint through the world.

• game master + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  The game master reveals the map as players explore it.

• game master + model a system drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a model of a real system, such as a city's water, and players act within it.

• game master + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a situation, and each player plays a real role in it.

• game master + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  The game master tracks a shared resource and tells players how their taking affects it.

• game master + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  The game master brings back players' earlier choices later in the story.

• game master + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  The game master introduces a new rule mid-story and players see what it changes.

• game master + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After the session, the game master and players step out and talk about what happened.

• game master + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  The game master records what players change, and it stays for every later session.

• game master + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a world where each real day is a day in the story.

• game master + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs rules that make a point about the world, and players feel it from inside.

• game master + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  What the game master asks of players can touch real feelings, so the group sets limits first.

• game master + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  The game master awards points for things like kindness, and players notice what the points do.

• game master + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  The game master runs a world that does not exist yet, and players try living in it.

• public game + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  A large board is drawn in a public place, and anyone passing can roll and take a turn.

• public game + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by pick from a shared display of cards or objects set out in public.

• public game + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by bid for something small, such as a chalk drawing, with tokens they are given.

• public game + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by try a risky challenge and decide whether to keep going while others watch.

• public game + area control drafted not checked yet

  People claim parts of a public space with chalk or markers.

• public game + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by place a token on one of several action spots chalked on the ground.

• public game + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by add to a shared pattern, such as a chalk mosaic.

• public game + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by receive a few cards and play them before moving on.

• public game + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  A simple card game set up in public, with anyone joining for a hand.

• public game + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by make deals with each other as part of the game.

• public game + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect items placed around a public space, such as stamps at stalls.

• public game + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by add tiles to a growing map laid on the ground.

• public game + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by answer each other in a chain, such as a sung or chalked chain of words.

• public game + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  A silent game in a public place, where passers-by join without a word.

• public game + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by can change one rule as they join, so the game keeps shifting.

• public game + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by race along a course drawn in a public place.

• public game + most points drafted not checked yet

  A public game where each player's score is chalked up for others to try to beat.

• public game + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players drop out one by one in a public game until one is left.

• public game + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by work together to keep something going, such as a public challenge.

• public game + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by help reach one shared goal, such as filling a chalk wall.

• public game + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each passer-by gets a secret aim card and plays toward it.

• public game + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by add to a story told in a public place until it ends.

• public game + no objective drafted not checked yet

  A public game with no winner, where people play and move on.

• public game + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by decide their own aim in an open public game.

• public game + one loser drafted not checked yet

  A public game played until one person is caught or out, as in many street games.

• public game + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by spin or roll to see what happens, with little to decide.

• public game + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by draw a chance card and choose how to use it.

• public game + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  A public game of skill with a little luck, so newcomers have a chance.

• public game + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  A public game of skill, where regulars and newcomers face each other.

• public game + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by throw a sign and read it, as at a fortune stall.

• public game + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Strangers try to act together without planning, such as clapping in time.

• public game + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by roll on a table chalked on the ground to see what happens to them in a story.

• public game + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everything about the public game is visible to anyone passing.

• public game + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by hold a hidden card for a short game before passing it on.

• public game + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Some passers-by are secretly given a role, and others try to find them in the crowd.

• public game + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Clues are placed around a public space for passers-by to solve.

• public game + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by bluff each other in a quick public game.

• public game + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by learn the rules by watching and being told no, as in many street games.

• public game + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One person knows the answer and can only hint to passers-by.

• public game + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  A public space is explored step by step, with parts revealed as players reach them.

• public game + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A public game models a real system of the place, such as how a market's stalls share space.

• public game + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by each take a role from the place, such as a vendor or a commuter.

• public game + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Passers-by share a limited supply, such as chalk or tokens, and see what happens.

• public game + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  What earlier passers-by did changes the game for later ones.

• public game + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  A new rule is tried in a public game to see how strangers respond.

• public game + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After a public game, players and onlookers talk about what happened.

• public game + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  What players do leaves a lasting mark on the public place, such as a painted wall.

• public game + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  A public game runs over days, and people add to it whenever they pass.

• public game + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  The rules of a public game make a point about the place, such as who gets to use it.

• public game + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  A public game affects the people who use the place, such as blocking a path.

• public game + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  A public game scores something real, such as kindness to strangers, and people notice what counting does.

• public game + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  A public game lets people try a different way of using the place, such as a car-free street.

• dice tell the story + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and a second roll on a table says what happens where you land.

• dice tell the story + drafting drafted not checked yet

  A roll on a table decides which cards appear in the row for players to pick.

• dice tell the story + bidding drafted not checked yet

  A roll decides what goes up for auction next.

• dice tell the story + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players keep rolling on a table for more of the story, but some results end their turn.

• dice tell the story + area control drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide events in each area, such as a storm or a festival.

• dice tell the story + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  A roll on a table decides what each action space offers this round.

• dice tell the story + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide what pieces players receive to build their pattern.

• dice tell the story + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Rolls add story cards to players' hands, and players choose when to play them.

• dice tell the story + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  A roll before each hand decides an event that changes how tricks work.

• dice tell the story + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events, and players negotiate how to respond.

• dice tell the story + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on a table decide what items players find for their sets.

• dice tell the story + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide what each new tile holds, and players place it.

• dice tell the story + call and response drafted not checked yet

  A roll sets up a moment, and players answer it with their own lines.

• dice tell the story + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide what happens, and players react without speaking.

• dice tell the story + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Some results on the table change the rules of the game.

• dice tell the story + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on a table bring events that help or hinder each racer.

• dice tell the story + most points drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on tables bring events that give or take points.

• dice tell the story + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring dangers that knock players out until one remains.

• dice tell the story + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on tables bring dangers the group faces together.

• dice tell the story + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events on the way to a shared goal.

• dice tell the story + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events that each player reads in light of their secret aim.

• dice tell the story + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  Rolls on tables build a story until it reaches its end.

• dice tell the story + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players roll on tables and enjoy the story that comes out, with no winner.

• dice tell the story + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what they want from the story the dice tell.

• dice tell the story + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring trouble until one player is caught by it.

• dice tell the story + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player rolls their own story beside the others.

• dice tell the story + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide the outcome of clashes between players.

• dice tell the story + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  Rolls change the shared world, affecting all players.

• dice tell the story + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group faces whatever the dice bring together.

• dice tell the story + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events the group faces, with each player gaining differently.

• dice tell the story + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events to each team in turn.

• dice tell the story + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events, and a traitor uses them to hide their actions.

• dice tell the story + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and write each other the result as the next part of a story.

• dice tell the story + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Rolls stand in for an absent character's choices.

• dice tell the story + full information drafted not checked yet

  All tables and results are open, so everyone sees what could happen.

• dice tell the story + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players keep some results secret until they choose to reveal them.

• dice tell the story + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events that hint at who is hiding a role.

• dice tell the story + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Rolls reveal clues to a mystery a little at a time.

• dice tell the story + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players roll in secret and claim what the table said.

• dice tell the story + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players learn what each table result means by seeing what happens.

• dice tell the story + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player sees the table results and can only hint at what they mean.

• dice tell the story + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide what each newly explored area holds.

• dice tell the story + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Rolls stand for the chance events of a real system, such as a monsoon's strength.

• dice tell the story + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events, and each role responds as they would.

• dice tell the story + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide how much of a shared resource returns each round.

• dice tell the story + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Rolls now decide events that arrive later.

• dice tell the story + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new table to see what kind of stories it makes.

• dice tell the story + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After the story, players talk about which events mattered and why.

• dice tell the story + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Results on the tables are crossed off once used, so the story never repeats.

• dice tell the story + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  One roll a day adds to a story that runs for weeks.

• dice tell the story + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  What is on the tables makes a point, such as which events are common for whom.

• dice tell the story + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  Some results carry into real life, such as a forfeit to perform.

• dice tell the story + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Rolls decide points that stand for something real, and players notice how chance shapes what counts.

• dice tell the story + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Rolls bring events in a world that does not exist yet, and players practise responding.

• map revealed as you go + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  You roll to move, and each new space you reach is turned over to show what is there.

• map revealed as you go + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick which unexplored area to reveal next from a shared row of options.

• map revealed as you go + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for the right to explore an area first.

• map revealed as you go + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players keep exploring further, but a revealed danger can lose what they found.

• map revealed as you go + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players claim areas as they reveal them.

• map revealed as you go + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Workers can only go to areas that have been revealed.

• map revealed as you go + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Revealed areas form patterns that score when they connect.

• map revealed as you go + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards in hand let players reveal areas or protect themselves from what they find.

• map revealed as you go + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Winning a trick lets you reveal an area of the map.

• map revealed as you go + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players trade information about what they have seen in hidden areas.

• map revealed as you go + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players collect items found in revealed areas.

• map revealed as you go + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Face-down tiles are placed and turned over when players reach them.

• map revealed as you go + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Each player reveals an area and the next answers it by choosing where to look next.

• map revealed as you go + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players explore the hidden map without speaking.

• map revealed as you go + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Some revealed areas change the rules of the game.

• map revealed as you go + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to find a hidden goal on the map.

• map revealed as you go + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score for what they reveal, such as treasure or new land.

• map revealed as you go + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Revealed dangers knock players out until one remains.

• map revealed as you go + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group explores together while dangers appear.

• map revealed as you go + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group explores to find something together.

• map revealed as you go + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly searches for something different.

• map revealed as you go + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story unfolds as the map is revealed, ending when the last area is found.

• map revealed as you go + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players explore the hidden map just to see what is there.

• map revealed as you go + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what they hope to find.

• map revealed as you go + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Players explore until one of them reveals a trap and loses.

• map revealed as you go + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player explores their own hidden map.

• map revealed as you go + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players meet each other as they explore, and clash where their paths cross.

• map revealed as you go + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  What one player reveals changes the options for others.

• map revealed as you go + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group explores a hidden map against the game.

• map revealed as you go + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players explore together while keeping some finds for themselves.

• map revealed as you go + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams explore rival parts of a hidden map.

• map revealed as you go + traitor drafted not checked yet

  One player knows the hidden map and secretly leads others into trouble.

• map revealed as you go + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players write to each other about what they find as they explore.

• map revealed as you go + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players explore a map left by someone who is not there, finding their marks.

• map revealed as you go + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  What is revealed is pure luck.

• map revealed as you go + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  What is revealed is luck, but players choose where to look.

• map revealed as you go + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players reason about where to explore, with a little luck in what they find.

• map revealed as you go + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Players work out where things are from clues before revealing them.

• map revealed as you go + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Each revealed area is read as a sign of what lies ahead.

• map revealed as you go + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players explore by sensing where the others will go.

• map revealed as you go + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players explore a real system bit by bit, such as the hidden costs of a product.

• map revealed as you go + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role can see a different part of the map, and they share what they know.

• map revealed as you go + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players search a hidden map for a shared resource and decide how to share it once found.

• map revealed as you go + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  What players reveal now changes what can be found later.

• map revealed as you go + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new rule for exploring, such as revealing two areas at once.

• map revealed as you go + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After exploring, players talk about what they expected to find and what they found.

• map revealed as you go + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Revealed areas stay revealed for every later game.

• map revealed as you go + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  One area is revealed each day, and the world appears over weeks.

• map revealed as you go + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet

  What the hidden map holds makes a point, such as who already lives in the land players explore.

• map revealed as you go + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  The map is of a real place, and exploring it leads players to visit or learn about it.

• map revealed as you go + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Players score for claiming new land, and notice what the scoring says about exploring.

• map revealed as you go + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Players explore a future world as it is revealed, imagining how to live there.

• rules make an argument + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  The spaces on the track say something, such as some players starting further back.

• rules make an argument + drafting drafted not checked yet

  What can be picked, and by whom, makes a point about who gets choices in life.

• rules make an argument + bidding drafted not checked yet

  The bidding rules make a point, such as richer players always bidding first.

• rules make an argument + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Who can afford to take risks is built into the rules.

• rules make an argument + area control drafted not checked yet

  The rules for holding land make a point about who gets to own it.

• rules make an argument + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  The action spaces make a point, such as some jobs paying more than others for the same work.

• rules make an argument + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  The patterns that score make a point, such as neat grids scoring more than winding paths.

• rules make an argument + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Who gets which cards makes a point about who starts with what.

• rules make an argument + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  The trick rules make a point, such as one suit always winning.

• rules make an argument + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  The rules for deals make a point about who has power in a negotiation.

• rules make an argument + set collection drafted not checked yet

  What counts as a set makes a point about what is valued.

• rules make an argument + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Where tiles can go makes a point, such as roads only reaching some places.

• rules make an argument + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Who is allowed to answer whom makes a point about who gets heard.

• rules make an argument + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  The silence itself makes a point, such as people who cannot speak up.

• rules make an argument + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Who is allowed to change the rules makes a point about power.

• rules make an argument + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  The race is set so that some start ahead, making a point about head starts in life.

• rules make an argument + most points drafted not checked yet

  What earns points makes a point about what a society rewards.

• rules make an argument + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Who gets knocked out first makes a point about who is most at risk.

• rules make an argument + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The rules show what it takes for a group to survive together.

• rules make an argument + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The rules for reaching the goal make a point about how groups succeed.

• rules make an argument + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Secret goals make a point about hidden interests in public life.

• rules make an argument + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The way the story can end makes a point about what endings are possible.

• rules make an argument + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Having no winner makes a point about why people compete.

• rules make an argument + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Letting players set their goals makes a point about what success means.

• rules make an argument + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Who ends up losing makes a point about who carries the cost.

• rules make an argument + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Playing alone side by side makes a point about isolation.

• rules make an argument + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  The rules for attacking make a point about violence and its costs.

• rules make an argument + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  How players affect each other through the board makes a point about hidden harm.

• rules make an argument + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The rules make a point about what people can do together.

• rules make an argument + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The rules make a point about self-interest inside a group.

• rules make an argument + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Unequal teams make a point about how sides are formed.

• rules make an argument + traitor drafted not checked yet

  The traitor's role makes a point about betrayal from inside.

• rules make an argument + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  The slow exchange of letters makes a point about distance and delay.

• rules make an argument + absent player drafted not checked yet

  The empty seat makes a point about who is left out.

• rules make an argument + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Leaving outcomes to luck makes a point about how much of life is chance.

• rules make an argument + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Who can soften an unlucky draw makes a point about safety nets.

• rules make an argument + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  The balance of skill and luck makes a point about merit.

• rules make an argument + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Rewarding only skill makes a point about who gets to practise.

• rules make an argument + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  How signs are read makes a point about belief and interpretation.

• rules make an argument + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Needing to stay in step makes a point about cooperation without words.

• rules make an argument + full information drafted not checked yet

  Showing everything makes a point about transparency.

• rules make an argument + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  What players can and cannot see makes a point about unequal information.

• rules make an argument + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Hidden roles make a point about who people really work for.

• rules make an argument + deduction drafted not checked yet

  What the clues allow players to work out makes a point about evidence.

• rules make an argument + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Rewarding lies makes a point about honesty and power.

• rules make an argument + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Hidden rules make a point about systems newcomers cannot see.

• rules make an argument + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player who knows but cannot speak makes a point about silenced knowledge.

• rules make an argument + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system makes its point through how its parts behave.

• rules make an argument + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  The powers each role has make a point about who decides in real life.

• rules make an argument + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  How the shared resource behaves makes a point about the commons.

• rules make an argument + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Effects that arrive late make a point about consequences we do not see.

• rules make an argument + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try changing the rule that makes the argument, to see whether the point still holds.

• rules make an argument + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After playing, players talk about what the rules were arguing.

• rules make an argument + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Lasting changes make a point about choices that cannot be undone.

• rules make an argument + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The slow pace of play makes a point about how long change takes.

• rules make an argument + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet

  The argument reaches beyond the table, such as a game about a local issue played with people affected by it.

• rules make an argument + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Points that stand for real values make a point about measuring what matters.

• rules make an argument + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  The rules of a future world make an argument for or against it.

• stakes outside the game + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players roll and move, and some spaces carry a real-life consequence, such as doing a chore.

• stakes outside the game + drafting drafted not checked yet

  What players pick has a real-life use, such as choosing tasks for the week.

• stakes outside the game + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid with something real, such as time they promise to give.

• stakes outside the game + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Pushing your luck risks something real, such as a forfeit performed in front of others.

• stakes outside the game + area control drafted not checked yet

  Areas on the board stand for real places people use, such as desks in a shared studio.

• stakes outside the game + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Placing a worker commits the player to a real task.

• stakes outside the game + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  The pattern players build becomes something real, such as a seating plan.

• stakes outside the game + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards in hand stand for real favours players can call on later.

• stakes outside the game + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks are played for something small but real, such as who makes the tea.

• stakes outside the game + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Deals made in the game are kept outside it.

• stakes outside the game + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Collected sets turn into something real, such as a shared snack.

• stakes outside the game + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  The map players build is used for a real plan, such as a garden layout.

• stakes outside the game + call and response drafted not checked yet

  What players say to each other in the game can touch real feelings.

• stakes outside the game + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Silent play leaves real feelings unspoken until afterwards.

• stakes outside the game + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Rules changed in the game become rules for the group, such as studio rules.

• stakes outside the game + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  The race decides something real, such as who chooses the next game.

• stakes outside the game + most points drafted not checked yet

  Points decide something real, such as a small prize.

• stakes outside the game + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Being knocked out carries a real consequence.

• stakes outside the game + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group wins or loses something real together.

• stakes outside the game + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The shared goal is something real, such as raising money for a cause.

• stakes outside the game + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Secret goals are real wishes players hold.

• stakes outside the game + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story told in the game is about the players' real lives.

• stakes outside the game + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Nothing is won, but what happens still carries into how players feel about each other.

• stakes outside the game + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Players set real goals for themselves through the game.

• stakes outside the game + one loser drafted not checked yet

  The one player who loses carries a real consequence.

• stakes outside the game + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player plays for something real in their own life.

• stakes outside the game + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Clashes in the game can turn into real tension between players.

• stakes outside the game + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  What players do to the board affects each other's real situation.

• stakes outside the game + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group works together on something that matters in real life.

• stakes outside the game + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players cooperate on something real while each keeps their own interest.

• stakes outside the game + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams compete for something real.

• stakes outside the game + traitor drafted not checked yet

  Betrayal in the game can feel real afterwards.

• stakes outside the game + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Letters exchanged in the game carry real feelings and plans.

• stakes outside the game + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players play for someone real who is not there, such as a friend far away.

• stakes outside the game + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides a real consequence.

• stakes outside the game + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck brings a real consequence, but players can soften it.

• stakes outside the game + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skill mostly decides something real, with a little luck.

• stakes outside the game + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Skill alone decides something real.

• stakes outside the game + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Signs are read as advice about players' real lives.

• stakes outside the game + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Staying in step in the game builds real trust between players.

• stakes outside the game + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everything at stake is open, so everyone knows what each player risks.

• stakes outside the game + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hide what they are really risking.

• stakes outside the game + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Hidden roles stand for real positions people hold.

• stakes outside the game + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out something real about each other from play.

• stakes outside the game + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Lies told in the game can feel real afterwards.

• stakes outside the game + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players learn a hidden rule that also applies in their real situation.

• stakes outside the game + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows something real and cannot say it in the game.

• stakes outside the game + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system the players are part of, such as their own college.

• stakes outside the game + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Players play the roles they hold in real life, or the roles of people they deal with.

• stakes outside the game + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  The shared resource is real, such as the group's shared time or money.

• stakes outside the game + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Choices in the game have real effects later.

• stakes outside the game + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try a rule in the game before using it in real life.

• stakes outside the game + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After a game with real stakes, players talk about what it meant for them.

• stakes outside the game + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Real consequences of the game cannot be undone.

• stakes outside the game + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  The game runs over real days, and its stakes run with it.

• stakes outside the game + points stand for values drafted not checked yet

  Points stand for something real players care about, and losing them feels real.

• stakes outside the game + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Players practise a real change they are about to make, such as a new way of sharing work.

• points stand for values + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Spaces give points for things like kindness or rest, and players notice which spaces they aim for.

• points stand for values + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Cards worth points stand for values, and players notice which ones they take.

• points stand for values + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for values turned into points, such as friendship or money.

• points stand for values + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players risk points that stand for something real, such as health.

• points stand for values + area control drafted not checked yet

  Areas score points that stand for things like community, not only size.

• points stand for values + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Actions earn points that stand for things like care or wages, and players notice the gap.

• points stand for values + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Patterns earn points that stand for qualities, such as balance or beauty.

• points stand for values + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards worth points stand for values, and players choose which to spend.

• points stand for values + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Tricks are worth points that stand for values, so winning a trick means choosing one.

• points stand for values + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players trade points that stand for values, such as trading honesty for money.

• points stand for values + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Sets of values score points, and players notice which sets they ignore.

• points stand for values + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Tiles score points that stand for qualities of a place, such as quiet or trees.

• points stand for values + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Answers earn points for qualities like kindness, and players notice how scoring changes what they say.

• points stand for values + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Points for silent acts of help, counted quietly, show what scoring does to care.

• points stand for values + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Players change what earns points, and see how their behaviour changes.

• points stand for values + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Racing earns points, and players notice what they skip in the rush.

• points stand for values + most points drafted not checked yet

  The most points wins, and players see what they gave up to get them.

• points stand for values + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Points stand for wellbeing, and running out knocks a player out.

• points stand for values + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group shares points that stand for its health.

• points stand for values + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group aims for a score that stands for a shared value.

• points stand for values + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly scores a different value, revealed at the end.

• points stand for values + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The story ends with a score, and players talk about what the score missed.

• points stand for values + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Points are counted but nobody wins, so players see the points for what they are.

• points stand for values + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what their points stand for.

• points stand for values + one loser drafted not checked yet

  The player with the fewest points loses, and players notice what the count left out.

• points stand for values + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player scores their own values side by side.

• points stand for values + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players take points from each other, and notice what taking a value means.

• points stand for values + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  What one player does changes others' points without them choosing.

• points stand for values + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The group scores together and talks about whether the score shows what they did.

• points stand for values + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players share a score but each keeps a private one too.

• points stand for values + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams compete on scores that stand for values.

• points stand for values + traitor drafted not checked yet

  A traitor secretly scores against the group's values.

• points stand for values + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players keep score of values over weeks of letters.

• points stand for values + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players score values on behalf of someone who is not there.

• points stand for values + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides points that stand for real values.

• points stand for values + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck gives points, and players choose which values to protect.

• points stand for values + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Skill earns most points, with a little luck, and players ask whether the points show merit.

• points stand for values + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Only skill earns points, and players ask what skill the points really measure.

• points stand for values + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Signs give points, and players talk about what they stand for.

• points stand for values + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Points reward staying in step, and players notice what scoring does to it.

• points stand for values + full information drafted not checked yet

  All scores are visible, and players notice how seeing them changes play.

• points stand for values + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Scores are hidden until the end, and players notice how that changes what they do.

• points stand for values + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Players secretly score different values, and guess what others are aiming for.

• points stand for values + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out what the points really stand for from how they are given.

• points stand for values + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim scores for values that may not be true.

• points stand for values + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  A hidden rule decides what scores, and players learn it by noticing what is rewarded.

• points stand for values + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows what the points truly measure and can only hint.

• points stand for values + model a system drafted not checked yet

  A model of a real system scores things the way a real institution does, such as marks or ratings.

• points stand for values + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role is scored differently, showing how measures favour some roles.

• points stand for values + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Points reward taking from a shared resource, and players notice the cost.

• points stand for values + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  Points earned now cost something later, and players notice the trade.

• points stand for values + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players change what earns points and see how play changes.

• points stand for values + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After play, players talk about what they did for points that they would not do otherwise.

• points stand for values + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Points earned are recorded permanently, so scores follow players into later games.

• points stand for values + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Points for real values are counted daily over weeks.

• points stand for values + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet

  Players try a future where different things earn points.

• rehearse a future + roll and move drafted not checked yet

  Players move through a future world, and each space shows a part of life there.

• rehearse a future + drafting drafted not checked yet

  Players pick parts of a future they would like to try, such as shared kitchens.

• rehearse a future + bidding drafted not checked yet

  Players bid for parts of a future, showing what they would give for it.

• rehearse a future + push your luck drafted not checked yet

  Players try bold changes in a future world, with some risk of failure.

• rehearse a future + area control drafted not checked yet

  Players imagine how space would be shared in a future town.

• rehearse a future + worker placement drafted not checked yet

  Players try out how work would be shared in a future world.

• rehearse a future + pattern building drafted not checked yet

  Players build the shape of a future place together.

• rehearse a future + hand management drafted not checked yet

  Cards in hand are ideas for the future, played when the moment fits.

• rehearse a future + trick-taking drafted not checked yet

  Each trick decides a small question about the future.

• rehearse a future + negotiation drafted not checked yet

  Players negotiate how a future would work, as people would in real planning.

• rehearse a future + set collection drafted not checked yet

  Players gather what a future needs, such as skills or tools.

• rehearse a future + tile placement drafted not checked yet

  Players lay tiles to build a future place.

• rehearse a future + call and response drafted not checked yet

  Players take turns adding to a picture of the future.

• rehearse a future + playing in silence drafted not checked yet

  Players live in a future world without speaking, showing it through action.

• rehearse a future + change the rules drafted not checked yet

  Players change the rules of the future world as they live in it.

• rehearse a future + race to finish drafted not checked yet

  Players race to reach a future goal.

• rehearse a future + most points drafted not checked yet

  Players score for what they build in the future world.

• rehearse a future + last standing drafted not checked yet

  Players drop out as their future plans fail, until one remains.

• rehearse a future + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet

  The group tries to make a future work together, against what threatens it.

• rehearse a future + shared objective drafted not checked yet

  The group works toward one picture of the future.

• rehearse a future + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player secretly wants something different from the future.

• rehearse a future + narrative completion drafted not checked yet

  The game tells the story of a future until it reaches a chosen ending.

• rehearse a future + no objective drafted not checked yet

  Players live in a future world with no winner, to see how it feels.

• rehearse a future + set your own goal drafted not checked yet

  Each player decides what they want to try in the future world.

• rehearse a future + one loser drafted not checked yet

  Players try a future until one player's plan fails.

• rehearse a future + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet

  Each player imagines their own future beside the others.

• rehearse a future + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet

  Players with different futures clash over which will happen.

• rehearse a future + indirect via board drafted not checked yet

  What one player builds in the future affects others.

• rehearse a future + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet

  The whole group practises a future way of living together.

• rehearse a future + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet

  Players build a future together while each keeps a private interest.

• rehearse a future + team vs team drafted not checked yet

  Teams each rehearse a different future and compare.

• rehearse a future + traitor drafted not checked yet

  One player secretly works against the future the group is building.

• rehearse a future + playing by letter drafted not checked yet

  Players write letters as if from the future to each other.

• rehearse a future + absent player drafted not checked yet

  Players imagine the future for someone not there, such as their children.

• rehearse a future + mostly chance drafted not checked yet

  Luck decides what happens in the future world.

• rehearse a future + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet

  Luck brings future events, and players choose how to respond.

• rehearse a future + skill with luck drafted not checked yet

  Players plan the future, with a little luck testing their plans.

• rehearse a future + mostly skill drafted not checked yet

  Only players' choices shape the future world.

• rehearse a future + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet

  Signs are read as hints about the future.

• rehearse a future + attunement drafted not checked yet

  Players imagine a future by sensing what the group wants.

• rehearse a future + full information drafted not checked yet

  Everything about the future world is open to all.

• rehearse a future + hidden hands drafted not checked yet

  Players hold secret plans for the future, revealed in turn.

• rehearse a future + hidden identity drafted not checked yet

  Some players secretly come from a different future.

• rehearse a future + deduction drafted not checked yet

  Players work out what a future world is like from clues.

• rehearse a future + bluffing drafted not checked yet

  Players claim what the future will hold, and others decide whether to believe them.

• rehearse a future + rules you discover drafted not checked yet

  Players discover the hidden rules of a future world by living in it.

• rehearse a future + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet

  One player knows how the future turns out and can only hint.

• rehearse a future + model a system drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new version of a real system, such as a different way of sharing water.

• rehearse a future + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet

  Each role imagines how a future change would affect them.

• rehearse a future + shared resource drafted not checked yet

  Players try a new way of sharing a resource and see whether it lasts.

• rehearse a future + delayed effects drafted not checked yet

  A future change shows its effects only later in the game.

• rehearse a future + try a rule drafted not checked yet

  Players try one future rule and play on to see what it changes.

• rehearse a future + debrief drafted not checked yet

  After rehearsing a future, players talk about what they would keep or change.

• rehearse a future + irreversible change drafted not checked yet

  Choices made in the future world stay for every later game.

• rehearse a future + real-time span drafted not checked yet

  Players live a future way of doing things for real days or weeks.