Board Game Mechanics
The mechanics of a board game, much like the mechanics of a car, tell us how it works. By understanding common board game mechanics, you will learn how to play games quicker. You also will have a better understanding of what games you will and will not like. Browse each post in this tag to learn more about a specific board game mechanic.
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Board Game Mechanics: Set Collection
Do you like collecting things? It’s satisfying to complete your set of state coins, find that rare stamp, or add one more figurine to the shelf. Or, maybe you would like to collect things, but it takes too much space and funding. Fortunately, set collection board games allow you to…
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Trick-Taking Card Games: How to Play and the Best of the Best
Trick-taking may be one of the oldest board game mechanics around. When we think of it, we often think of older card games, in any case. But what is trick-taking? This post will discuss how trick-taking works as a board game mechanic and trick-taking games. What are Trick-Taking Games? Although…
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The Board Game Mechanics Series: Drafting
In most classic board games, when players have a hand of cards, a set of dice, or similar resources, they keep them to themselves. They always have those resources at their disposal, and they never change unless they play them, discard them, or draw new ones. But this is not…
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Board Game Mechanics: Press Your Luck
“Just one more time! I can make it! Just one more time!” Game players who enjoy the thrill of luck, who love to push the boundaries of their gaming experience, who always aim to do a little bit better will love press your luck board games. In this edition of…
