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Contracts

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Games using
56
Median complexity
1.94
0–5
Median rating
6.41
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.780
weight-controlled

Definition

From BoardGameGeek

Players fulfill Contracts to earn rewards. These take the form of special goals requiring coordination and planning beyond simply being "first past the post". These can be either public, where all players compete to be the first to complete them, or private, where only the owning player may fulfill them.

Top games using this mechanism

By BGG bayes rating, top 50.

GameYearRatingWtTime
Ark Nova#220218.353.8150m
Dune: Imperium – Uprising#520238.233.5120m
Terraforming Mars#920168.193.3120m
Star Wars: Rebellion#1020168.173.8240m
Scythe#2620167.953.5115m
Lost Ruins of Arnak#3020207.922.9120m
Orléans#3620147.863.090m
Barrage#4020197.844.1180m
Everdell#4220187.812.880m
Viticulture Essential Edition#4420157.812.990m
On Mars#5820207.744.6150m
Anachrony#6120177.734.0120m
Blood Rage#6520157.722.990m
Grand Austria Hotel#6720157.723.2120m
Clans of Caledonia#7620177.683.5120m
The Gallerist#8120157.654.2150m
Lords of Waterdeep#10720127.582.4120m
The Voyages of Marco Polo#12020157.543.2100m
Architects of the West Kingdom#13020187.512.880m
Raiders of the North Sea#13420157.502.680m
Lorenzo il Magnifico#14120167.493.3120m
Vinhos: Deluxe Edition#15420167.454.0180m
Yokohama#15520167.443.390m
Pandemic#17120087.402.445m
Roll for the Galaxy#17220147.402.845m
Ticket to Ride: Europe#17820057.401.960m
Stone Age#18820087.382.590m
Istanbul#19120147.372.660m
Welcome To...#21120187.351.825m
Sagrada#22420177.331.945m
Splendor#24320147.291.830m
Village#24620117.283.190m
Ticket to Ride#25620047.261.860m
Nations#27120137.243.5200m
La Granja#27520147.233.6120m
Century: Golem Edition#27720177.231.745m
Near and Far#27820177.232.9120m
Viticulture#31720137.183.090m
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire#36620167.123.0120m
Century: Spice Road#38420177.101.845m
Tiny Epic Galaxies#39220157.102.245m
Imperial Settlers#39520147.092.890m
Gizmos#41520187.072.150m
Takenoko#43920117.062.045m
Carpe Diem#44420187.052.575m
Altiplano#47420177.023.3120m
At the Gates of Loyang#47720097.023.1120m
London (Second Edition)#49320177.012.790m
Fantastic Factories#55920196.952.260m
Pipeline#59120196.933.9120m

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