Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: aeons-end-legacy, aeons-end-the-new-age, arcadia-quest.

Score-and-Reset Game

Score-and-Reset Game is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: amun-re, cribbage, flip-7.

Secret Unit Deployment

Secret Unit Deployment is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: android-netrunner, battle-for-rokugan, battlelore-second-edition.

Selection Order Bid

Selection Order Bid is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: dungeon-petz, el-grande, faraway.

Semi-Cooperative Game

Semi-Cooperative Game is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: auztralia, co₂-second-chance, forgotten-waters.

Set Collection

Set Collection is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: 7-wonders-architects, 7-wonders-second-edition, abomination-the-heir-of-frankenstein.

Simulation

A simulation is an imitative representation of a process or system that could exist in the real world. In this broad sense, simulation can often be used interchangeably with model. Sometimes a clear distinction between the two terms is made, in which simulations require the use o

Simultaneous Action Selection

Simultaneous Action Selection is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: 7-wonders-second-edition, a-game-of-thrones-the-card-game-second-edition, among-the-stars.

Singing

Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument by some. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musica

Single Loser Game

Single Loser Game is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: rhino-hero-super-battle.

Slide / Push

Slide / Push is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: panamax.

Solo / Solitaire Game

Solo / Solitaire Game is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: agricola, akropolis, apiary.

Speed Matching

Speed Matching is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern.

Spelling

Spelling is a set of conventions for written language regarding how graphemes should correspond to the sounds of spoken language. Spelling is one of the elements of orthography, and highly standardized spelling is a prescriptive element.

Square Grid

Square Grid is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: antiquity, blokus, bärenpark.

Stacking and Balancing

Stacking and Balancing is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: junk-art, menara, rhino-hero-super-battle.

Stat Check Resolution

Stat Check Resolution is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: arkham-horror-third-edition, forgotten-waters, summoner-wars-master-set.

Static Capture

Static Capture is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: chess, onitama, taluva.

Stock Holding

Stock Holding is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: 1846-the-race-for-the-midwest, airlines-europe, imperial-2030.

Storytelling

Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values. Crucial

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Sudden Death Ending

Sudden Death Ending is a board game mechanism focusing on its core action pattern. Examples: chess, glory-to-rome, innovation.

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