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Enclosure
OpenGames using
41
Median complexity
2.07
0–5
Median rating
6.18
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.597
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
In Area Enclosure games, players place or move pieces in order to surround areas contiguously with their pieces. The oldest and most famous Area Enclosure game is of course Go, but many newer examples also exist.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Feast for Odin#27 | 2016 | 7.94 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Agricola#64 | 2007 | 7.73 | 3.6 | 150m |
| Agricola (Revised Edition)#85 | 2016 | 7.65 | 3.4 | 120m |
| Cartographers#180 | 2019 | 7.39 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Go#235 | -2200 | 7.30 | 3.9 | 180m |
| Carcassonne#239 | 2000 | 7.30 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Samurai#283 | 1998 | 7.22 | 2.4 | 60m |
| Kingdomino#329 | 2016 | 7.17 | 1.2 | 25m |
| Hive#333 | 2001 | 7.17 | 2.3 | 20m |
| Chinatown#375 | 1999 | 7.11 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small#452 | 2012 | 7.04 | 2.4 | 30m |
| Through the Desert#537 | 1998 | 6.97 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Escape Plan#630 | 2019 | 6.89 | 3.7 | 120m |
| Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers#691 | 2002 | 6.85 | 1.9 | 40m |
| Queendomino#706 | 2017 | 6.84 | 2.1 | 25m |
| Kingdom Builder#779 | 2011 | 6.78 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Mexica#820 | 2002 | 6.75 | 2.7 | 90m |
| Torres#829 | 1999 | 6.75 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Blokus#894 | 2000 | 6.71 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Domaine#1396 | 2003 | 6.47 | 2.7 | 60m |
| La Isla#1398 | 2014 | 6.47 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Cleopatra and the Society of Architects#1464 | 2006 | 6.44 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Blokus Duo#1470 | 2005 | 6.44 | 1.7 | 20m |
| Hacienda#1576 | 2005 | 6.40 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Pueblo#1636 | 2002 | 6.38 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Löwenherz#1751 | 1997 | 6.34 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Blokus 3D#1854 | 2003 | 6.30 | 1.8 | 20m |
| Blokus Trigon#1868 | 2006 | 6.30 | 1.9 | 20m |
| Battle Sheep#2034 | 2010 | 6.25 | 1.5 | 15m |
| Clans#2044 | 2002 | 6.25 | 2.0 | 30m |
| My First Carcassonne#2115 | 2009 | 6.23 | 1.1 | 20m |
| Qin#2248 | 2012 | 6.19 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Citrus#2301 | 2013 | 6.18 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Elasund: The First City#2499 | 2005 | 6.13 | 2.7 | 90m |
| Cathedral#2590 | 1979 | 6.11 | 1.8 | 20m |
| Oasis#2742 | 2004 | 6.08 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Blockers!#2898 | 2007 | 6.05 | 1.7 | 40m |
| Gunkimono#2942 | 2018 | 6.04 | 1.9 | 60m |
| O Zoo le Mio#3036 | 2002 | 6.02 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Masons#3096 | 2006 | 6.01 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Rheinländer#3155 | 1999 | 6.00 | 2.3 | 45m |
| Haven#3209 | 2018 | 5.99 | 2.3 | 45m |
| Android: Mainframe#3277 | 2016 | 5.98 | 1.8 | 30m |
| TAMSK#3363 | 1998 | 5.97 | 2.3 | 20m |
| Element#3433 | 2017 | 5.96 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Othello#3435 | 1883 | 5.96 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Hoplomachus: Origins#3471 | 2015 | 5.95 | 3.0 | 30m |
| Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition#3568 | 2020 | 5.94 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Welcome to Dino World#3660 | 2017 | 5.92 | 2.4 | 70m |
| Hoplomachus: The Lost Cities#3668 | 2012 | 5.92 | 2.5 | 60m |
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