Modern board games have a wide variety of rules and play styles. Below you'll find some common examples of mechanics that you might come across. These descriptions will help you make choices about what types of games you might enjoy. On the game pages, you'll find some of these mechanics listed below each game to help you identify what mechanics that game has.
"Feeling lucky?"
Press your luck games have elements of luck but allow you to control just how far you'll go. Do you dare pick another card or take another dice roll? Is a big risk worth a big reward? You decide.
"I've got a job for you"
Worker placement games allow you to take advantage of a stable of workers to do your bidding. Use them to carryout actions, collect resources, and foil your enemies. Maximize your reward by carefully planning your moves.
"I just need one more!"
Set collection is just what it sounds like: collecting sets! In one game it might be sets of photographs, in another it might be ingredients for Chinese food. The themes of these games vary wildly but the goal is always the same: collect, collect, collect!
"Who knew making pencil marks could be so fun?"
This mechanic is all about selecting actions and filling in a worksheet/player board. You might be making marks to move around a pinball machine, building cars, or planting and growing crops. A bonus for these types of games is that they can often be played solo for times when friends aren't available.
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