Games using
18
Median complexity
2.23
0–5
Median rating
6.38
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.730
weight-controlled

Definition

From BoardGameGeek

Actions occur outside the control of players that cause an immediate effect, change the state of the game, or impact subsequent actions.

Top games using this mechanism

By BGG bayes rating, top 50.

GameYearRatingWtTime
Ark Nova#220218.353.8150m
War of the Ring: Second Edition#820118.204.2240m
Star Wars: Rebellion#1020168.173.8240m
Twilight Struggle#1420058.043.6180m
Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization#1820158.014.4120m
Arkham Horror: The Card Game#3220167.893.6120m
Orléans#3620147.863.090m
Anachrony#6120177.734.0120m
Quacks#7820187.671.945m
Voidfall#8620237.644.6240m
Kingdom Death: Monster#9320157.624.3180m
Teotihuacan: City of Gods#10920187.573.8120m
Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island#11920127.553.8120m
Architects of the West Kingdom#13020187.512.880m
Troyes#14020107.493.490m
Vinhos: Deluxe Edition#15420167.454.0180m
Pandemic#17120087.402.445m
Alchemists#17720147.403.9120m
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game#18520117.383.260m
Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game#19720147.372.760m
This War of Mine: The Board Game#21320177.343.3120m
Chaos in the Old World#21420097.343.2120m
War of the Ring#21820047.333.8120m
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)#23720117.303.7240m
Nations#27120137.243.5200m
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game#28120127.222.460m
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong#28920147.221.620m
Galaxy Trucker#31520077.182.360m
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire#36620167.123.0120m
Tikal#37819997.112.890m
Merchants & Marauders#41420107.073.3180m
The Pillars of the Earth#46320067.032.8120m
Fall of Rome#46920187.032.560m
Arkham Horror#47520057.023.6240m
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage#48419967.023.5150m
In the Year of the Dragon#50820077.003.1100m
Evolution: Climate#53220166.972.760m
Here I Stand#53920066.974.2360m
Betrayal Legacy#61420186.912.990m
Port Royal#62820146.891.650m
Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?#64520106.883.7180m
Discworld: Ankh-Morpork#64920116.872.260m
Legends of Andor#67520126.862.890m
Star Trek: Ascendancy#71420166.833.2180m
A Game of Thrones#76320036.793.4180m
The Downfall of Pompeii#76420046.791.845m
The Republic of Rome#82419906.754.4300m
Snowdonia#84520126.743.090m
Arkwright#85420146.734.6240m
Crown of Emara#95520186.683.075m

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