Acting

Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.

Action / Event

Action / Event is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: 1960-the-making-of-the-president, hegemony-lead-your-class-to-victory, labyrinth-the-war-on-terror-2001.

Action Drafting

Action Drafting is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: alchemists, beast, citadels.

Action Points

Action Points is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: a-feast-for-odin, above-and-below, altiplano.

Action Queue

Action Queue is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: alchemists, black-rose-wars, black-sonata.

Action Retrieval

Action Retrieval is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: ankh-gods-of-egypt, aquatica, arcadia-quest.

Action Timer

Action Timer is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern.

Advantage Token

Advantage Token is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: a-game-of-thrones-the-board-game-second-edition, agricola-revised-edition, captain-flip.

Alliances

An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called allies. Alliances form in many sett

Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / Influence is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: 1775-rebellion, 1960-the-making-of-the-president, 878-vikings-invasions-of-england.

Area Movement

Area Movement is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: 1775-rebellion, 878-vikings-invasions-of-england, a-game-of-thrones.

Area-Impulse

Area-Impulse is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: eclipse-second-dawn-for-the-galaxy, twilight-imperium-fourth-edition, twilight-imperium-third-edition.

Auction / Bidding

Auction / Bidding is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: 1830-railways-robber-barons, a-game-of-thrones, a-game-of-thrones-the-board-game-second-edition.

Auction Compensation

Auction Compensation is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: furnace, roam.

Auction: Dexterity

Auction: Dexterity is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern.

Auction: Dutch

Auction: Dutch is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: akropolis, canvas, century-golem-edition.

Auction: Dutch Priority

Auction: Dutch Priority is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: the-manhattan-project.

Auction: English

Auction: English is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: modern-art.

Auction: Fixed Placement

Auction: Fixed Placement is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: amun-re, cyclades, cyclades-legendary-edition.

Auction: Multiple Lot

Auction: Multiple Lot is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: furnace, isle-of-skye-from-chieftain-to-king, keyflower.

Auction: Once Around

Auction: Once Around is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: goa, medici, modern-art.

Auction: Sealed Bid

Auction: Sealed Bid is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: a-game-of-thrones-the-board-game-second-edition, ankh-gods-of-egypt, archipelago.

Auction: Turn Order Until Pass

Auction: Turn Order Until Pass is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: biblios, for-sale, high-society.

Automatic Resource Growth

Automatic Resource Growth is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: a-feast-for-odin, agricola, agricola-all-creatures-big-and-small.

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