Paper-and-Pencil

Paper-and-Pencil is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: cartographers, cartographers-heroes, clever-cubed.

Passed Action Token

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

Pattern Building

Pattern Building is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: akropolis, arboretum, azul.

Pattern Movement

Pattern Movement is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: chess, hive, onitama.

Pattern Recognition

Pattern recognition is the task of assigning a class to an observation based on patterns extracted from data. While similar, pattern recognition (PR) is not to be confused with pattern machines (PM) which may possess PR capabilities but their primary function is to distinguish an

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_recognition

Physical Removal

Physical Removal is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: escape-the-curse-of-the-temple, menara.

Pick-up and Deliver

Pick-up and Deliver is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: black-orchestra, broom-service, bus.

Pieces as Map

Pieces as Map is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: hive, pirates-of-maracaibo.

Player Elimination

Player Elimination is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: bang-the-dice-game, battlecon-devastation-of-indines, betrayal-at-house-on-the-hill.

Player Judge

Player Judge is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: top-ten.

Point to Point Movement

Point to Point Movement is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: arkham-horror-third-edition, battlecon-devastation-of-indines, beast.

Predictive Bid

Predictive Bid is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: cat-in-the-box-deluxe-edition, downforce, for-northwood-a-solo-trick-taking-game.

Prisoner's Dilemma

The prisoner's dilemma is a game theory thought experiment involving two rational agents, each of whom can either cooperate for mutual benefit or betray their partner ("defect") for individual gain. The dilemma arises from the fact that while defecting is rational for each agent,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma

Programmed Movement

Programmed Movement is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: colt-express, flamme-rouge, heat-pedal-to-the-metal.

Push Your Luck

Push Your Luck is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: abyss, atlantis-rising-second-edition, bang-the-dice-game.

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