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This is a list of board games. This page classifies board games according to the concerns which might be uppermost for someone organizing a gaming event or party. See the article on game classification for other alternatives, or see Category:Board games for a list of board game articles.

Mental-skill games

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for two players

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Abstract strategy games

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In abstract strategy games, players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used.

Classic
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Modern
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Games of chance

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Luck or hidden information may decide the outcome, but skill predominates.

Multi-player games

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Elimination games

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Players are eliminated during the course of a game; the last remaining player wins

Race games

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The first player to achieve some victory condition is the winner.

Scoring games

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All players play to some predefined limit (for example a fixed number of turns, a fixed amount of time) and then add up their scores; the player with the highest score is the winner. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children, and most German-style board games fit into this category. In some games (for example Auf Achse) scoring only occurs when a player staisfies some ending condition - but if that player has not necessarily won, the game is not considered a racing game.

This is as far as I've got reclassifying the multiplayer games Percy Snoodle 15:32, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Games of physical skill

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Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary.

Children's games

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The rules are easy to learn and the outcome mostly or entirely due to chance.

See also

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