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s. See the article on game classification for other alternatives, or see Board games for a list of board game articles.


Single-player board games

Some board games have solo variants, such as ''
Arkham Horror ''Arkham Horror'' is a cooperative adventure board game designed by Richard Launius, originally published in 1987 by Chaosium. The game is based on Chaosium's roleplaying game ''Call of Cthulhu'', which is set in the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. ...
'' and '' Agricola''. Others are specifically designed for one player.


Two-player abstract strategy games

In
abstract strategy game Abstract strategy games admit a number of definitions which distinguish these from strategy games in general, mostly involving no or minimal narrative theme, outcomes determined only by player choice (with no randomness), and perfect informatio ...
s, players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used.


Two-player board games


Multi-player elimination board games

Participants are typically eliminated before game end.


European race games


Multiplayer games without elimination

Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.


Economics strategy games

Games involving scarce resources and strategy.


Games of physical skill

Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary. Also known as dexterity games.


Children's games

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


Cooperative games

Cooperative games in which all players need to work together to win.


Word games

These games are based on construction of words to score points.


Gaming systems

These are sets that can be used to play multiple games.


See also

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Spiel des Jahres The Spiel des Jahres (, ''Game of the Year'') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market. It is thought that the existence ...
(Game of the Year) * Games 100 *
List of board wargames This is a list of board wargames by historical genre (and some subgenres) showing their publication history. All games can be presumed to have been published in English unless another language is noted. Historical *'' The Art of Siege'' (S ...
* List of Japanese board games *
List of mancala games Games in the mancala family include: Popular games The most widely played games are probably: * Bao is a complex strategy game of Kenya and Zanzibar, played on a 4×8 board. *Kalah is the ruleset usually included with commercially availabl ...
* List of board game publishers *
List of game manufacturers This list includes publishers (not manufacturers, contrary to title, see external links) of card games, board games, miniatures games, wargames, role-playing games, and collectible card games, and companies which sell accessories for use in thos ...
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List of cross and circle games Cross and circle is a board game design used for race games played throughout the world. The design of most cross and circle games involves a circle divided into four equal portions by a cross inscribed inside it; the classic example of this desi ...


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