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Closed Drafting
OpenGames using
27
Median complexity
1.93
0–5
Median rating
6.54
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.922
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Closed Drafting (or 'Card Drafting') is a means of distributing cards or other game elements to players through an ordered, closed selection process - typically "select and pass", sometimes called "pick and pass".
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraforming Mars#9 | 2016 | 8.19 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Agricola#64 | 2007 | 7.73 | 3.6 | 150m |
| Blood Rage#65 | 2015 | 7.72 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Obsession#66 | 2018 | 7.72 | 3.1 | 90m |
| Agricola (Revised Edition)#85 | 2016 | 7.65 | 3.4 | 120m |
| 7 Wonders#116 | 2010 | 7.55 | 2.3 | 30m |
| Inis#124 | 2016 | 7.53 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Rising Sun#153 | 2018 | 7.45 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Magic: The Gathering#167 | 1993 | 7.41 | 3.3 | 20m |
| It's a Wonderful World#184 | 2019 | 7.39 | 2.3 | 45m |
| Near and Far#278 | 2017 | 7.23 | 2.9 | 120m |
| Sushi Go Party!#286 | 2016 | 7.22 | 1.3 | 20m |
| Seasons#349 | 2012 | 7.14 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Bunny Kingdom#382 | 2017 | 7.11 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Imperial Settlers#395 | 2014 | 7.09 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Ginkgopolis#427 | 2012 | 7.06 | 2.9 | 45m |
| Notre Dame#464 | 2007 | 7.03 | 2.7 | 75m |
| Newton#466 | 2018 | 7.03 | 3.4 | 90m |
| Biblios#514 | 2007 | 6.99 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Sprawlopolis#542 | 2018 | 6.96 | 1.8 | 20m |
| Citadels#562 | 2016 | 6.94 | 2.1 | 60m |
| The Manhattan Project#565 | 2012 | 6.94 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Citadels#585 | 2000 | 6.93 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Sushi Go!#656 | 2013 | 6.87 | 1.2 | 15m |
| Draftosaurus#677 | 2019 | 6.86 | 1.2 | 15m |
| Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn#841 | 2015 | 6.74 | 2.9 | 120m |
| Between Two Cities#897 | 2015 | 6.71 | 1.8 | 25m |
| Steampunk Rally#910 | 2015 | 6.70 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Ohanami#993 | 2019 | 6.66 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Among the Stars#1030 | 2012 | 6.64 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Paper Tales#1217 | 2017 | 6.54 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Fields of Green#1287 | 2016 | 6.51 | 2.6 | 45m |
| Honshū#1452 | 2016 | 6.45 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Fairy Tale#1472 | 2004 | 6.44 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Medieval Academy#1543 | 2014 | 6.41 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Warsaw: City of Ruins#1680 | 2016 | 6.36 | 2.2 | 60m |
| NEOM#1706 | 2018 | 6.35 | 2.6 | 45m |
| Tides of Time#1812 | 2015 | 6.31 | 1.6 | 20m |
| Bargain Quest#1857 | 2017 | 6.30 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Tides of Madness#1964 | 2016 | 6.27 | 1.5 | 20m |
| Key Flow#2095 | 2018 | 6.23 | 2.9 | 75m |
| Treasure Hunter#2160 | 2015 | 6.22 | 1.9 | 40m |
| Capital Lux#2163 | 2016 | 6.22 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Wreck Raiders#2511 | 2019 | 6.13 | 2.4 | 45m |
| Court of the Dead: Mourners Call#2599 | 2019 | 6.11 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Greed#2796 | 2014 | 6.07 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Lift Off#2861 | 2018 | 6.06 | 2.8 | 120m |
| Epic Card Game#2961 | 2015 | 6.04 | 2.5 | 40m |
| Best Treehouse Ever#3491 | 2015 | 5.95 | 1.4 | 20m |
| Herbaceous Sprouts#3791 | 2019 | 5.91 | 1.8 | 30m |
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