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How do we define Board Gamesboard games?
Please see this meta question for the full discussion, the summary is:
- Be playable on or around a table
- Have objective rules of play and win conditions
- Offer dynamic challenges, either through other players, randomization, or both
- Be playable by hand, by human players implementing all of the rules
What are some examples of boardgamesboard games that are on topic here?
This is far from a complete list, but we have many questions on the following:
- Collectible Card Games
- Magic:The Gathering
- Pokemon
- "German" style boardgamesboard games
- Dominion
- Settlers of Catan
- Carcassonne
- Traditional boardgamesboard games
- Axis&Allies
- Monopoly
- Traditional Cardcard games
- Bridge
- Poker
- Strategic games
- Chess
- Go
- Cooperative boardgamesboard games
- Battlestar Galactica
- Arkham Horror
- Minature wargames (including the preparation of miniatures/terrain/etc.)
- Warhammer 40k
- Warmachine
- Battletech
For a question to be on topic, it must relate to a game that is on topic, but the particular instance that the question is referring to may loosen those rules. Questions about playing games with giant pieces will make a game not playable around a table, but if it's a game that could be or is normally played around a table, it's fine. Questions about Go problems or Chess problems are fine, even if they are static puzzles, since they are related to a dynamic game. Questions about computer implementations of board games are fine.
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- Best game for ... ?
- Which game is like ... ?
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