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Communication Limits
OpenGames using
48
Median complexity
1.37
0–5
Median rating
6.23
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.760
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Games may limit players from communicating with one another openly. These restrictions can be absolute as they relate to certain specific pieces of information, or they may restrict certain types of communication, such as speaking.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloomhaven#4 | 2017 | 8.30 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Arkham Horror: The Card Game#32 | 2016 | 7.89 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Bomb Busters#99 | 2024 | 7.59 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Concordia Venus#105 | 2018 | 7.59 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Decrypto#117 | 2018 | 7.55 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Just One#158 | 2018 | 7.44 | 1.0 | 60m |
| Codenames#161 | 2015 | 7.43 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Codenames: Duet#274 | 2017 | 7.23 | 1.4 | 30m |
| Deception: Murder in Hong Kong#289 | 2014 | 7.22 | 1.6 | 20m |
| Monikers#303 | 2015 | 7.20 | 1.1 | 60m |
| Mysterium#445 | 2015 | 7.05 | 1.9 | 42m |
| Codenames: Pictures#501 | 2016 | 7.00 | 1.2 | 15m |
| Shadows over Camelot#592 | 2005 | 6.93 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Hanabi#597 | 2010 | 6.92 | 1.7 | 25m |
| The Grizzled#663 | 2015 | 6.87 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Time's Up! Title Recall!#713 | 2008 | 6.83 | 1.2 | 60m |
| Time's Up!#783 | 1999 | 6.78 | 1.2 | 90m |
| Magic Maze#792 | 2017 | 6.78 | 1.7 | 15m |
| The Shipwreck Arcana#826 | 2017 | 6.75 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Eternal Decks#869 | 2025 | 6.72 | 2.8 | 40m |
| Letter Jam#994 | 2019 | 6.66 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Tragedy Looper#1101 | 2011 | 6.60 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Spyfall#1102 | 2014 | 6.60 | 1.2 | 15m |
| The Mind#1110 | 2018 | 6.59 | 1.1 | 20m |
| Tajemnicze Domostwo#1119 | 2013 | 6.59 | 1.8 | 60m |
| Concept#1126 | 2013 | 6.58 | 1.4 | 40m |
| Bridge#1135 | 1925 | 6.58 | 3.9 | 60m |
| Cahoots#1304 | 2018 | 6.51 | 1.1 | 20m |
| The Game#1313 | 2015 | 6.50 | 1.2 | 20m |
| When I Dream#1325 | 2016 | 6.50 | 1.2 | 40m |
| Witness#1451 | 2014 | 6.45 | 1.5 | 15m |
| Time's Up! Party#1566 | 2008 | 6.40 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Trapwords#1607 | 2018 | 6.39 | 1.4 | 45m |
| Fog of Love#1778 | 2017 | 6.33 | 2.3 | 120m |
| Belratti#2069 | 2018 | 6.24 | 1.1 | 25m |
| Time's Up! Edición Azul#2099 | 2006 | 6.23 | 1.2 | 45m |
| The King Is Dead#2138 | 2015 | 6.22 | 2.4 | 50m |
| König von Siam#2258 | 2007 | 6.19 | 2.7 | 60m |
| Skat#2445 | 1810 | 6.14 | 3.1 | 30m |
| Beyond Baker Street#2446 | 2016 | 6.14 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Taboo#2463 | 1989 | 6.14 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Codenames: Deep Undercover#2483 | 2016 | 6.14 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Codenames: Disney – Family Edition#2544 | 2017 | 6.12 | 1.2 | 15m |
| The Grizzled: Armistice Edition#2552 | 2018 | 6.12 | 2.3 | 45m |
| Time's Up! Deluxe#2629 | 2008 | 6.10 | 1.3 | 60m |
| Time's Up! Family#2729 | 2010 | 6.08 | 1.1 | 30m |
| The Ravens of Thri Sahashri#2758 | 2013 | 6.08 | 3.4 | 45m |
| First Contact#2785 | 2018 | 6.07 | 2.0 | 40m |
| Mountains of Madness#2793 | 2017 | 6.07 | 2.1 | 90m |
| Muse#2982 | 2017 | 6.03 | 1.1 | 30m |
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