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Mechanics
169 mechanics with at least three games in the Top 1000, biggest first.
- Hand Management407 games
- Variable Player Powers343 games
- Dice Rolling299 games
- Solo / Solitaire Game272 games
- Open Drafting255 games
- Set Collection229 games
- Area Majority / Influence180 games
- Modular Board176 games
- Variable Set-up172 games
- Cooperative Game165 games
- End Game Bonuses164 games
- Tile Placement157 games
- Worker Placement150 games
- Action Points127 games
- Grid Movement127 games
- Take That113 games
- Deck, Bag, and Pool Building112 games
- Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game108 games
- Hexagon Grid100 games
- Contracts96 games
- Income96 games
- Point to Point Movement93 games
- Simultaneous Action Selection93 games
- Area Movement88 games
- Events84 games
- Team-Based Game79 games
- Push Your Luck78 games
- Network and Route Building74 games
- Auction / Bidding69 games
- Race69 games
- Simulation65 games
- Tech Trees / Tech Tracks63 games
- Multi-Use Cards60 games
- Player Elimination59 games
- Square Grid59 games
- Turn Order: Progressive59 games
- Role Playing53 games
- Tags52 games
- Pattern Building51 games
- Turn Order: Claim Action50 games
- Victory Points as a Resource50 games
- Campaign / Battle Card Driven49 games
- Card Play Conflict Resolution49 games
- Storytelling48 games
- Market47 games
- Action Queue45 games
- Variable Phase Order43 games
- Worker Placement, Different Worker Types43 games
- Pick-up and Deliver41 games
- Track Movement40 games
- Trading38 games
- Closed Drafting37 games
- Action Retrieval36 games
- Movement Points35 games
- Die Icon Resolution33 games
- Grid Coverage33 games
- Line of Sight33 games
- Map Addition33 games
- Narrative Choice / Paragraph33 games
- Ownership33 games
- Action Drafting32 games
- Communication Limits31 games
- Delayed Purchase31 games
- Increase Value of Unchosen Resources31 games
- Paper-and-Pencil31 games
- Turn Order: Stat-Based31 games
- Deduction30 games
- Secret Unit Deployment30 games
- Worker Placement with Dice Workers30 games
- Once-Per-Game Abilities29 games
- Memory28 games
- Rondel27 games
- Score-and-Reset Game26 games
- Voting26 games
- Hidden Victory Points24 games
- Connections23 games
- Follow23 games
- Sudden Death Ending23 games
- Negotiation22 games
- Enclosure21 games
- Investment21 games
- Layering21 games
- Traitor Game21 games
- Commodity Speculation20 games
- Hidden Roles20 games
- Deck Construction19 games
- Betting and Bluffing18 games
- Chaining18 games
- Move Through Deck18 games
- Stock Holding18 games
- Automatic Resource Growth17 games
- Catch the Leader17 games
- Real-Time17 games
- Stat Check Resolution17 games
- Legacy Game16 games
- Re-rolling and Locking16 games
- Resource to Move16 games
- Auction: Dutch15 games
- Bingo15 games
- Loans15 games
- Roles with Asymmetric Information15 games
- Critical Hits and Failures14 games
- Highest-Lowest Scoring14 games
- Tug of War14 games
- Turn Order: Auction14 games
- Auction: Sealed Bid13 games
- Command Cards13 games
- Roll / Spin and Move13 games
- Bias12 games
- Constrained Bidding12 games
- Hidden Movement12 games
- Line Drawing12 games
- Semi-Cooperative Game12 games
- Turn Order: Pass Order12 games
- Auction: Turn Order Until Pass11 games
- Force Commitment11 games
- Interrupts11 games
- Map Reduction11 games
- Melding and Splaying11 games
- Selection Order Bid11 games
- Trick-taking11 games
- Turn Order: Time Track11 games
- Advantage Token10 games
- Alliances10 games
- Bribery10 games
- King of the Hill10 games
- Predictive Bid9 games
- Targeted Clues9 games
- Action / Event8 games
- Neighbor Scope8 games
- Programmed Movement8 games
- Turn Order: Role Order8 games
- Auction: Fixed Placement7 games
- Auction: Once Around7 games
- Cube Tower7 games
- Finale Ending7 games
- Random Production7 games
- Three Dimensional Movement7 games
- Kill Steal6 games
- Map Deformation6 games
- Multiple Maps6 games
- Order Counters6 games
- Pattern Recognition6 games
- Acting5 games
- Area-Impulse5 games
- Elapsed Real Time Ending5 games
- I Cut, You Choose5 games
- Lose a Turn5 games
- Mancala5 games
- Pattern Movement5 games
- Slide / Push5 games
- Static Capture5 games
- Closed Economy Auction4 games
- Movement Template4 games
- Moving Multiple Units4 games
- Ordering4 games
- Pieces as Map4 games
- Ratio / Combat Results Table4 games
- Relative Movement4 games
- Rock-Paper-Scissors4 games
- Stacking and Balancing4 games
- Auction: Multiple Lot3 games
- Drawing3 games
- Flicking3 games
- Hot Potato3 games
- Ladder Climbing3 games
- Prisoner's Dilemma3 games
- Turn Order: Random3 games
- Zone of Control3 games