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Grid Movement

Open
Games using
138
Median complexity
2.20
0–5
Median rating
6.24
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.634
weight-controlled

Definition

From BoardGameGeek

Grid Movement occurs when pawns move on the grid in many directions. The grid may be square (like in Chess) or hexagonal (like in the classic wargames).

Top games using this mechanism

By BGG bayes rating, top 50.

GameYearRatingWtTime
Gloomhaven#420178.303.9120m
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition#720178.224.4480m
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy#2220207.963.7200m
Scythe#2620167.953.5115m
Too Many Bones#3720177.853.9120m
Mage Knight Board Game#3920117.844.4240m
Endeavor: Deep Sea#8320247.652.9120m
Star Wars: Imperial Assault#8420147.653.3120m
Voidfall#8620237.644.6240m
Kingdom Death: Monster#9320157.624.3180m
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy#10320117.593.7180m
Dominant Species#11320107.554.0240m
The Quest for El Dorado#12220177.541.960m
Twilight Imperium: Third Edition#15020057.464.3240m
Yokohama#15520167.443.390m
War Chest#18320187.392.330m
Istanbul#19120147.372.660m
Xia: Legends of a Drift System#19620147.373.2180m
This War of Mine: The Board Game#21320177.343.3120m
Memoir '44#22020047.332.345m
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)#22720127.323.2120m
Captain Sonar#24520167.292.260m
YINSH#25820037.262.660m
Combat Commander: Europe#27920067.233.3180m
Santorini#30920167.191.720m
Hive#33320017.172.320m
Onitama#35620147.141.720m
Arcadia Quest#36320147.132.560m
Survive: Escape from Atlantis!#37619827.111.760m
Tikal#37819997.112.890m
Summoner Wars: Master Set#40320117.092.560m
Runewars#40920107.083.8240m
Neuroshima Hex#41120067.082.630m
Burgle Bros.#41620157.072.390m
Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game#42520107.073.9240m
Takenoko#43920117.062.045m
BattleLore: Second Edition#44920137.052.790m
Ghost Stories#45320087.042.960m
Chess#45914757.043.6
Mage Wars Arena#49520127.003.790m
Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery#50520127.002.7180m
Fresco#53520106.972.660m
Flash Point: Fire Rescue#53820116.972.245m
Space Hulk (Third Edition)#54720096.962.860m
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics#55120106.962.790m
Clash of Cultures#55820126.953.6240m
Claustrophobia#56920096.942.545m
Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie#57220046.942.390m
Advanced Squad Leader#57619856.944.7480m
Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1#58920196.934.160m

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