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Contracts
OpenGames 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.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Nova#2 | 2021 | 8.35 | 3.8 | 150m |
| Dune: Imperium – Uprising#5 | 2023 | 8.23 | 3.5 | 120m |
| Terraforming Mars#9 | 2016 | 8.19 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Star Wars: Rebellion#10 | 2016 | 8.17 | 3.8 | 240m |
| Scythe#26 | 2016 | 7.95 | 3.5 | 115m |
| Lost Ruins of Arnak#30 | 2020 | 7.92 | 2.9 | 120m |
| Orléans#36 | 2014 | 7.86 | 3.0 | 90m |
| Barrage#40 | 2019 | 7.84 | 4.1 | 180m |
| Everdell#42 | 2018 | 7.81 | 2.8 | 80m |
| Viticulture Essential Edition#44 | 2015 | 7.81 | 2.9 | 90m |
| On Mars#58 | 2020 | 7.74 | 4.6 | 150m |
| Anachrony#61 | 2017 | 7.73 | 4.0 | 120m |
| Blood Rage#65 | 2015 | 7.72 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Grand Austria Hotel#67 | 2015 | 7.72 | 3.2 | 120m |
| Clans of Caledonia#76 | 2017 | 7.68 | 3.5 | 120m |
| The Gallerist#81 | 2015 | 7.65 | 4.2 | 150m |
| Lords of Waterdeep#107 | 2012 | 7.58 | 2.4 | 120m |
| The Voyages of Marco Polo#120 | 2015 | 7.54 | 3.2 | 100m |
| Architects of the West Kingdom#130 | 2018 | 7.51 | 2.8 | 80m |
| Raiders of the North Sea#134 | 2015 | 7.50 | 2.6 | 80m |
| Lorenzo il Magnifico#141 | 2016 | 7.49 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Vinhos: Deluxe Edition#154 | 2016 | 7.45 | 4.0 | 180m |
| Yokohama#155 | 2016 | 7.44 | 3.3 | 90m |
| Pandemic#171 | 2008 | 7.40 | 2.4 | 45m |
| Roll for the Galaxy#172 | 2014 | 7.40 | 2.8 | 45m |
| Ticket to Ride: Europe#178 | 2005 | 7.40 | 1.9 | 60m |
| Stone Age#188 | 2008 | 7.38 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Istanbul#191 | 2014 | 7.37 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Welcome To...#211 | 2018 | 7.35 | 1.8 | 25m |
| Sagrada#224 | 2017 | 7.33 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Splendor#243 | 2014 | 7.29 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Village#246 | 2011 | 7.28 | 3.1 | 90m |
| Ticket to Ride#256 | 2004 | 7.26 | 1.8 | 60m |
| Nations#271 | 2013 | 7.24 | 3.5 | 200m |
| La Granja#275 | 2014 | 7.23 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Century: Golem Edition#277 | 2017 | 7.23 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Near and Far#278 | 2017 | 7.23 | 2.9 | 120m |
| Viticulture#317 | 2013 | 7.18 | 3.0 | 90m |
| The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire#366 | 2016 | 7.12 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Century: Spice Road#384 | 2017 | 7.10 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Tiny Epic Galaxies#392 | 2015 | 7.10 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Imperial Settlers#395 | 2014 | 7.09 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Gizmos#415 | 2018 | 7.07 | 2.1 | 50m |
| Takenoko#439 | 2011 | 7.06 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Carpe Diem#444 | 2018 | 7.05 | 2.5 | 75m |
| Altiplano#474 | 2017 | 7.02 | 3.3 | 120m |
| At the Gates of Loyang#477 | 2009 | 7.02 | 3.1 | 120m |
| London (Second Edition)#493 | 2017 | 7.01 | 2.7 | 90m |
| Fantastic Factories#559 | 2019 | 6.95 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Pipeline#591 | 2019 | 6.93 | 3.9 | 120m |
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