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Catch the Leader
OpenGames using
11
Median complexity
2.20
0–5
Median rating
6.75
bayes
Tabletop fit
1.147
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
The game systems advantage players that are behind or disadvantage players that are ahead.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat: Pedal to the Metal#47 | 2022 | 7.79 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Power Grid#74 | 2004 | 7.68 | 3.2 | 120m |
| Quacks#78 | 2018 | 7.67 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Trickerion: Legends of Illusion#121 | 2015 | 7.54 | 4.3 | 180m |
| Age of Steam#139 | 2002 | 7.49 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Vinhos: Deluxe Edition#154 | 2016 | 7.45 | 4.0 | 180m |
| Suburbia#247 | 2012 | 7.28 | 2.8 | 90m |
| YINSH#258 | 2003 | 7.26 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Flamme Rouge#288 | 2016 | 7.22 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King#291 | 2015 | 7.21 | 2.3 | 50m |
| Power Grid Deluxe: Europe/North America#389 | 2014 | 7.10 | 3.2 | 120m |
| Lords of Vegas#596 | 2010 | 6.92 | 2.3 | 90m |
| Charterstone#631 | 2017 | 6.89 | 2.9 | 75m |
| Torres#829 | 1999 | 6.75 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends#871 | 2013 | 6.72 | 2.8 | 30m |
| Tammany Hall#997 | 2007 | 6.65 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Thunder Alley#1154 | 2014 | 6.57 | 2.4 | 90m |
| Dice Town#1194 | 2009 | 6.55 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Three Kingdoms Redux#1369 | 2014 | 6.48 | 4.0 | 165m |
| Cartagena#1577 | 2000 | 6.40 | 1.6 | 45m |
| Viral#1788 | 2017 | 6.32 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Aristeia!#1982 | 2017 | 6.27 | 3.0 | 90m |
| The Scepter of Zavandor#2032 | 2004 | 6.25 | 3.5 | 90m |
| The Expanse Board Game#2142 | 2017 | 6.22 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Masons#3096 | 2006 | 6.01 | 2.1 | 45m |
| GOSU#3180 | 2010 | 6.00 | 2.4 | 45m |
| Tempus#3206 | 2006 | 5.99 | 2.8 | 120m |
| Prussian Rails#3389 | 2008 | 5.97 | 2.9 | 60m |
| A Brief History of the World#3835 | 2009 | 5.90 | 2.9 | 180m |
| Glorantha: The Gods War#4167 | 2019 | 5.86 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Rattlebones#4518 | 2014 | 5.82 | 1.6 | 90m |
| Clinic#5552 | 2014 | 5.74 | 4.1 | 120m |
| Mush! Mush!: Snow Tails 2#6080 | 2013 | 5.71 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Pit Crew#6140 | 2017 | 5.71 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Circus Train (Second Edition)#6618 | 2013 | 5.68 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Weiß Schwarz#10371 | 2007 | 5.58 | 2.6 | 25m |
| Dicey Peaks#12049 | 2017 | 5.56 | 1.4 | 50m |
| Breaking Bad: The Board Game#12078 | 2017 | 5.56 | 2.5 | 120m |
| Ben Hur#15631 | 1987 | 5.53 | 1.8 | 90m |
| Dicey Goblins#18862 | 2016 | 5.52 | 1.3 | 45m |
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