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Median complexity
2.41
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Median rating
7.02
bayes
Tabletop fit
1.222
weight-controlled
Definition
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One player selects an Action. Other players may then perform that Action, or a modified version of it. This is closely related to Action Drafting (ACT-02) and Role Selection (TRN-10), and is often implemented alongside those systems.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition#7 | 2017 | 8.22 | 4.4 | 480m |
| Puerto Rico#55 | 2002 | 7.75 | 3.3 | 150m |
| Race for the Galaxy#94 | 2007 | 7.62 | 3.0 | 60m |
| Twilight Imperium: Third Edition#150 | 2005 | 7.46 | 4.3 | 240m |
| Rising Sun#153 | 2018 | 7.45 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Roll for the Galaxy#172 | 2014 | 7.40 | 2.8 | 45m |
| Glory to Rome#292 | 2005 | 7.21 | 2.9 | 60m |
| Innovation#379 | 2010 | 7.11 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Glass Road#388 | 2013 | 7.10 | 3.0 | 80m |
| Tiny Epic Galaxies#392 | 2015 | 7.10 | 2.2 | 45m |
| San Juan#441 | 2004 | 7.05 | 2.3 | 60m |
| San Juan (Second Edition)#519 | 2014 | 6.98 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Tiny Towns#521 | 2019 | 6.98 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Broom Service#669 | 2015 | 6.86 | 2.4 | 75m |
| New Frontiers#888 | 2018 | 6.71 | 3.0 | 75m |
| Eminent Domain#939 | 2011 | 6.69 | 2.5 | 45m |
| Heroes of Land, Air & Sea#954 | 2018 | 6.68 | 3.3 | 180m |
| Empires of the Void II#1240 | 2018 | 6.53 | 3.5 | 180m |
| Mottainai#1276 | 2015 | 6.52 | 3.2 | 30m |
| Qwinto#1537 | 2015 | 6.41 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Villages of Valeria#1732 | 2017 | 6.34 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Keyper#1738 | 2017 | 6.34 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Merkator#1772 | 2010 | 6.33 | 3.0 | 90m |
| Tiny Epic Kingdoms#1981 | 2014 | 6.27 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Exodus: Proxima Centauri#2313 | 2012 | 6.18 | 3.6 | 180m |
| Founders of Gloomhaven#2704 | 2018 | 6.09 | 4.1 | 120m |
| Olympus#3172 | 2010 | 6.00 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Space Gate Odyssey#3528 | 2019 | 5.94 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Senators#4194 | 2017 | 5.86 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Uchronia#4244 | 2012 | 5.85 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Hellas#4784 | 2016 | 5.80 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Master of Respect#5359 | 2016 | 5.75 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Skylands#6090 | 2018 | 5.71 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Food Truck Champion#6558 | 2017 | 5.69 | 2.6 | 75m |
| NUT#6668 | 2017 | 5.68 | 1.4 | 15m |
| Dastardly Dirigibles#7886 | 2016 | 5.64 | 1.6 | 60m |
| The King of Frontier#7983 | 2013 | 5.63 | 2.1 | 30m |
| SPQF#8546 | 2018 | 5.62 | 3.0 | 45m |
| Darien Apocalypse#16603 | 2018 | 5.53 | 3.0 | 150m |
| Ancient Artifacts#19872 | 2017 | 5.52 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Excursions | 2027 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 90m |
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