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Force Commitment
OpenGames using
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Median complexity
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0–5
Median rating
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bayes
Tabletop fit
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weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
The players select how many of their forces they will commit to the battle to different categories. This can be simultaneous (hidden) or incrementally, prior to resolution. Frequently players must lose all forces that they commit. Arguably this is a form of auction/bidding, but distinctive when applied to war or area control games for multiple/parallel contests.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dune: Imperium – Uprising#5 | 2023 | 8.23 | 3.5 | 120m |
| Dune: Imperium#6 | 2020 | 8.22 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Scythe#26 | 2016 | 7.95 | 3.5 | 115m |
| Tigris & Euphrates#131 | 1997 | 7.51 | 3.5 | 120m |
| Rising Sun#153 | 2018 | 7.45 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Vinhos: Deluxe Edition#154 | 2016 | 7.45 | 4.0 | 180m |
| Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan#231 | 2011 | 7.31 | 2.8 | 180m |
| Hanamikoji#282 | 2013 | 7.22 | 1.7 | 15m |
| Dune#574 | 1979 | 6.94 | 3.5 | 180m |
| My Little Scythe#905 | 2018 | 6.70 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Star Wars: The Card Game#1041 | 2012 | 6.63 | 3.0 | 60m |
| Rex: Final Days of an Empire#1363 | 2012 | 6.48 | 3.3 | 180m |
| Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem#1453 | 2014 | 6.45 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Sun Tzu#1916 | 2005 | 6.28 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Risk: Europe#2246 | 2015 | 6.19 | 2.6 | 180m |
| 7 Ages#3367 | 2004 | 5.97 | 3.9 | 480m |
| Blue vs. Gray#6234 | 1999 | 5.70 | 2.8 | 120m |
| Warmachine: High Command#8728 | 2013 | 5.61 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Saga of the Northmen#8830 | 2016 | 5.61 | 2.5 | 40m |
| Tomahawk#16869 | 2006 | 5.53 | 1.4 | 20m |
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