Board Game Mechanics

Mechanics Index (A–Z)

Clean, structured hub of every board-game mechanic. Jump by letter, browse popular, or dive into full lists.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Sort by

Min games

Most Used Mechanics

Browse hubs →

Hand Management

Explore related mechanics

Dice Rolling

Explore related mechanics

Open Drafting

Explore related mechanics

Area Majority / Influence

Explore related mechanics

End Game Bonuses

Explore related mechanics

Cooperative Game

Explore related mechanics

Set Collection

Explore related mechanics

Modular Board

Explore related mechanics

Action Points

Explore related mechanics

Grid Movement

Explore related mechanics

Solo / Solitaire Game

Explore related mechanics

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Explore related mechanics

Full Mechanics List

A

A–Z slice →

Acting · 1.38/5 Action / Event · 3.34/5 Action Drafting · 3.13/5 Action Points · 3.03/5 Action Queue · 3.09/5 Action Retrieval · 2.97/5 Action Timer Advantage Token · 3.12/5 Alliances · 3.54/5 Area Majority / Influence · 3.02/5 Area Movement · 3.18/5 Area-Impulse · 4.09/5

B

A–Z slice →

Betting and Bluffing · 2.03/5 Bias · 2.83/5 Bids As Wagers · 1.53/5 Bingo · 1.68/5 Bribery · 3.16/5

C

A–Z slice →

Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 3.3/5 Card Play Conflict Resolution · 2.9/5 Catch the Leader · 2.77/5 Chaining · 2.71/5 Chit-Pull System · 2.38/5 Closed Drafting · 2.46/5 Closed Economy Auction · 1.92/5 Command Cards · 3.12/5 Commodity Speculation · 3.16/5 Communication Limits · 2.13/5 Connections · 2.42/5 Constrained Bidding · 2.54/5

D

A–Z slice →

Deck Construction · 3.18/5 Deck, Bag, and Pool Building · 2.84/5 Deduction · 2.12/5 Delayed Purchase · 2.69/5 Dice Rolling · 2.87/5 Die Icon Resolution · 2.68/5 Different Dice Movement · 1.97/5 Drawing · 1.06/5

E

A–Z slice →

Elapsed Real Time Ending · 2.07/5 Enclosure · 2.57/5 End Game Bonuses · 2.82/5 Events · 3.21/5

F

A–Z slice →

Finale Ending · 2.48/5 Flicking · 1.13/5 Follow · 3.01/5 Force Commitment · 2.86/5

G

A–Z slice →

Grid Coverage · 2.46/5 Grid Movement · 2.93/5

H

A–Z slice →

Hand Management · 2.69/5 Hexagon Grid · 3.04/5 Hidden Movement · 2.47/5 Hidden Roles · 2.3/5 Hidden Victory Points · 2.67/5 Highest-Lowest Scoring · 2.81/5 Hot Potato · 2.65/5

I

A–Z slice →

I Cut, You Choose · 1.9/5 Impulse Movement Income · 3.2/5 Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 2.93/5 Induction Interrupts · 3.01/5 Investment · 3.25/5

K

A–Z slice →

Kill Steal · 2.3/5 King of the Hill · 2.11/5

L

A–Z slice →

Ladder Climbing · 1.86/5 Layering · 2.51/5 Legacy Game · 2.59/5 Line Drawing · 1.88/5 Line of Sight · 2.82/5 Loans · 3.34/5 Lose a Turn · 2.69/5

M

A–Z slice →

Mancala · 2.72/5 Map Addition · 2.76/5 Map Deformation · 2.5/5 Map Reduction · 2.58/5 Market · 3.23/5 Matching · 1.05/5 Measurement Movement · 2.2/5 Melding and Splaying · 2.44/5 Memory · 1.85/5 Minimap Resolution · 4.04/5 Modular Board · 2.93/5 Move Through Deck · 2.39/5

N

A–Z slice →

Narrative Choice / Paragraph · 2.89/5 Negotiation · 3.02/5 Neighbor Scope · 2/5 Network and Route Building · 2.99/5

O

A–Z slice →

Once-Per-Game Abilities · 2.62/5 Open Drafting · 2.64/5 Order Counters · 3.23/5 Ordering · 1.5/5 Ownership · 3.36/5

P

A–Z slice →

Paper-and-Pencil · 2.03/5 Passed Action Token Pattern Building · 2.24/5 Pattern Movement · 2.52/5 Pattern Recognition · 2.37/5 Physical Removal · 1.52/5 Pick-up and Deliver · 3.09/5 Pieces as Map · 2.57/5 Player Elimination · 2.12/5 Player Judge · 1.08/5 Point to Point Movement · 2.93/5 Predictive Bid · 1.76/5

Q

A–Z slice →

Questions and Answers · 1.85/5

R

A–Z slice →

Race · 2.18/5 Random Production · 2.37/5 Ratio / Combat Results Table · 4.4/5 Re-rolling and Locking · 2.08/5 Real-Time · 2.28/5 Relative Movement · 1.77/5 Resource Queue · 1.55/5 Resource to Move · 3.49/5 Rock-Paper-Scissors · 2.97/5 Role Playing · 2.7/5 Roles with Asymmetric Information · 1.78/5 Roll / Spin and Move · 1.77/5

S

A–Z slice →

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game · 2.55/5 Score-and-Reset Game · 1.54/5 Secret Unit Deployment · 2.85/5 Selection Order Bid · 2.26/5 Semi-Cooperative Game · 3.1/5 Set Collection · 2.48/5 Simulation · 3.31/5 Simultaneous Action Selection · 2.52/5 Singing · 1.14/5 Single Loser Game · 1.1/5 Slide / Push · 3.75/5 Solo / Solitaire Game · 2.77/5

T

A–Z slice →

Tags · 2.54/5 Take That · 2.36/5 Targeted Clues · 1.24/5 Team-Based Game · 2.08/5 Tech Trees / Tech Tracks · 3.26/5 Three Dimensional Movement · 2.28/5 Tile Placement · 2.6/5 Track Movement · 2.63/5 Trading · 2.66/5 Traitor Game · 1.81/5 Trick-taking · 1.86/5 Tug of War · 2.63/5

V

A–Z slice →

Variable Phase Order · 3.27/5 Variable Player Powers · 2.68/5 Variable Set-up · 2.73/5 Victory Points as a Resource · 2.74/5 Voting · 2.25/5

W

A–Z slice →

Worker Placement · 3.27/5 Worker Placement with Dice Workers · 3.17/5 Worker Placement, Different Worker Types · 3.36/5

Z

A–Z slice →

Zone of Control · 1.46/5