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Mechanics
171 mechanics with at least three games in the Top 1000, biggest first.
- Hand Management412 games
- Variable Player Powers348 games
- Solo / Solitaire Game302 games
- Dice Rolling296 games
- Open Drafting269 games
- Set Collection224 games
- Variable Set-up202 games
- End Game Bonuses198 games
- Area Majority / Influence187 games
- Modular Board175 games
- Cooperative Game170 games
- Tile Placement157 games
- Worker Placement152 games
- Action Points129 games
- Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game128 games
- Grid Movement124 games
- Income123 games
- Deck, Bag, and Pool Building117 games
- Contracts115 games
- Take That112 games
- Hexagon Grid105 games
- Simultaneous Action Selection99 games
- Point to Point Movement90 games
- Area Movement88 games
- Events86 games
- Push Your Luck82 games
- Team-Based Game81 games
- Race78 games
- Multi-Use Cards76 games
- Network and Route Building74 games
- Tech Trees / Tech Tracks72 games
- Auction / Bidding66 games
- Tags65 games
- Turn Order: Progressive63 games
- Square Grid62 games
- Simulation61 games
- Player Elimination60 games
- Pattern Building57 games
- Market56 games
- Track Movement55 games
- Card Play Conflict Resolution52 games
- Role Playing52 games
- Storytelling52 games
- Turn Order: Claim Action51 games
- Victory Points as a Resource48 games
- Campaign / Battle Card Driven46 games
- Movement Points46 games
- Worker Placement, Different Worker Types46 games
- Ownership44 games
- Variable Phase Order44 games
- Action Queue43 games
- Pick-up and Deliver41 games
- Narrative Choice / Paragraph40 games
- Trading40 games
- Die Icon Resolution39 games
- Closed Drafting38 games
- Deduction37 games
- Grid Coverage36 games
- Line of Sight36 games
- Map Addition36 games
- Turn Order: Stat-Based36 games
- Action Retrieval35 games
- Communication Limits35 games
- Increase Value of Unchosen Resources34 games
- Delayed Purchase33 games
- Once-Per-Game Abilities33 games
- Rondel33 games
- Paper-and-Pencil32 games
- Worker Placement with Dice Workers32 games
- Action Drafting30 games
- Memory29 games
- Hidden Victory Points28 games
- Secret Unit Deployment28 games
- Sudden Death Ending28 games
- Connections26 games
- Layering26 games
- Score-and-Reset Game26 games
- Investment25 games
- Voting25 games
- Follow24 games
- Negotiation24 games
- Enclosure23 games
- Traitor Game22 games
- Automatic Resource Growth21 games
- Betting and Bluffing21 games
- Chaining21 games
- Deck Construction21 games
- Hidden Roles21 games
- Legacy Game21 games
- Move Through Deck21 games
- Resource to Move21 games
- Stat Check Resolution19 games
- Catch the Leader18 games
- Commodity Speculation18 games
- Stock Holding18 games
- Loans17 games
- Bingo16 games
- Re-rolling and Locking16 games
- Real-Time16 games
- Turn Order: Auction16 games
- Command Cards15 games
- Roll / Spin and Move15 games
- Semi-Cooperative Game15 games
- Auction: Dutch14 games
- Constrained Bidding14 games
- Critical Hits and Failures14 games
- Melding and Splaying14 games
- Turn Order: Pass Order14 games
- Auction: Sealed Bid13 games
- Bribery13 games
- Force Commitment13 games
- Highest-Lowest Scoring13 games
- Interrupts13 games
- Roles with Asymmetric Information13 games
- Tug of War13 games
- Hidden Movement12 games
- Selection Order Bid12 games
- Trick-taking12 games
- Auction: Turn Order Until Pass11 games
- Bias11 games
- Line Drawing11 games
- Turn Order: Time Track11 games
- Advantage Token10 games
- Alliances10 games
- King of the Hill10 games
- Multiple Maps10 games
- Zone of Control10 games
- Predictive Bid9 games
- Programmed Movement9 games
- Targeted Clues9 games
- Action / Event8 games
- Auction: Fixed Placement8 games
- Map Reduction8 games
- Neighbor Scope8 games
- Ordering8 games
- Turn Order: Role Order8 games
- Auction: Once Around7 games
- Cube Tower7 games
- Finale Ending7 games
- Kill Steal7 games
- Map Deformation7 games
- Pattern Recognition7 games
- Random Production7 games
- Three Dimensional Movement7 games
- I Cut, You Choose6 games
- Order Counters6 games
- Elapsed Real Time Ending5 games
- Lose a Turn5 games
- Mancala5 games
- Movement Template5 games
- Rock-Paper-Scissors5 games
- Static Capture5 games
- Acting4 games
- Auction: Multiple Lot4 games
- Pattern Movement4 games
- Relative Movement4 games
- Turn Order: Random4 games
- Area-Impulse3 games
- Chit-Pull System3 games
- Closed Economy Auction3 games
- Drawing3 games
- Flicking3 games
- Hot Potato3 games
- Lane Battler3 games
- Matching3 games
- Physical Removal3 games
- Pieces as Map3 games
- Prisoner's Dilemma3 games
- Questions and Answers3 games
- Ratio / Combat Results Table3 games
- Stacking and Balancing3 games