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Action Retrieval
OpenGames using
19
Median complexity
2.22
0–5
Median rating
6.19
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.626
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Each player has a set of Actions available to them, embodied in cards, tokens, or some other affordance. Once performed, they are spent and may not be performed again until retrieved. Action Retrieval typically is itself an Action, or may take an entire turn.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloomhaven#4 | 2017 | 8.30 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Spirit Island#11 | 2017 | 8.14 | 4.1 | 120m |
| Concordia#29 | 2013 | 7.93 | 3.0 | 100m |
| Root#34 | 2018 | 7.88 | 3.8 | 90m |
| Obsession#66 | 2018 | 7.72 | 3.1 | 90m |
| Endeavor: Deep Sea#83 | 2024 | 7.65 | 2.9 | 120m |
| Concordia Venus#105 | 2018 | 7.59 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Dwellings of Eldervale#128 | 2020 | 7.52 | 3.2 | 150m |
| Roll for the Galaxy#172 | 2014 | 7.40 | 2.8 | 45m |
| Century: Golem Edition#277 | 2017 | 7.23 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Lewis & Clark: The Expedition#331 | 2013 | 7.17 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Rococo#340 | 2013 | 7.16 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Arcadia Quest#363 | 2014 | 7.13 | 2.5 | 60m |
| Century: Spice Road#384 | 2017 | 7.10 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Tiny Epic Galaxies#392 | 2015 | 7.10 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition)#426 | 2015 | 7.06 | 2.2 | 90m |
| Newton#466 | 2018 | 7.03 | 3.4 | 90m |
| The Manhattan Project#565 | 2012 | 6.94 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Raptor#638 | 2015 | 6.88 | 2.1 | 30m |
| AuZtralia#830 | 2018 | 6.75 | 2.9 | 120m |
| Century: A New World#872 | 2019 | 6.72 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game#924 | 2015 | 6.70 | 2.7 | 60m |
| Arcadia Quest: Inferno#1047 | 2017 | 6.63 | 2.5 | 120m |
| Spirits of the Wild#1409 | 2018 | 6.46 | 1.4 | 30m |
| Mission: Red Planet#1592 | 2005 | 6.40 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Heroes of Terrinoth#1717 | 2018 | 6.34 | 2.5 | 60m |
| Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock#1722 | 2025 | 6.34 | 3.5 | 120m |
| La Habana#1933 | 2009 | 6.28 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Chakra#2125 | 2019 | 6.23 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Transatlantic#2239 | 2017 | 6.20 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Risk: Europe#2246 | 2015 | 6.19 | 2.6 | 180m |
| Sardegna#2270 | 2005 | 6.19 | 2.6 | 60m |
| A Castle for All Seasons#2274 | 2008 | 6.19 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Historia#2280 | 2014 | 6.19 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Stop Thief!#2488 | 2017 | 6.14 | 1.5 | 60m |
| Il Vecchio#2648 | 2012 | 6.10 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Chronicle#2667 | 2009 | 6.10 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Founders of Gloomhaven#2704 | 2018 | 6.09 | 4.1 | 120m |
| OddVille#2819 | 2012 | 6.07 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Trash Pandas#2977 | 2017 | 6.04 | 1.4 | 20m |
| Famiglia#3042 | 2010 | 6.02 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Witch of Salem#3138 | 2008 | 6.00 | 2.5 | 60m |
| Heroes Wanted#3555 | 2014 | 5.94 | 2.6 | 45m |
| Eminent Domain: Microcosm#4342 | 2014 | 5.84 | 2.0 | 15m |
| Santo Domingo#4364 | 2017 | 5.84 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Legendary Inventors#4448 | 2016 | 5.83 | 2.0 | 40m |
| Guns & Steel#5603 | 2015 | 5.74 | 2.4 | 60m |
| Assault of the Giants#5737 | 2017 | 5.73 | 3.4 | 150m |
| Mercado#5952 | 2018 | 5.72 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Neolithic#6068 | 2016 | 5.71 | 2.1 | 45m |
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