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Hidden Victory Points
OpenGames using
11
Median complexity
1.81
0–5
Median rating
6.60
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.926
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
The number of Victory Points held by each player is private information.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy#22 | 2020 | 7.96 | 3.7 | 200m |
| Concordia#29 | 2013 | 7.93 | 3.0 | 100m |
| Puerto Rico#55 | 2002 | 7.75 | 3.3 | 150m |
| Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala#95 | 2014 | 7.61 | 2.8 | 80m |
| Ra#115 | 1999 | 7.55 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Tigris & Euphrates#131 | 1997 | 7.51 | 3.5 | 120m |
| Troyes#140 | 2010 | 7.49 | 3.4 | 90m |
| Jaipur#201 | 2009 | 7.36 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Castles of Mad King Ludwig#233 | 2014 | 7.31 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Nations#271 | 2013 | 7.24 | 3.5 | 200m |
| La Granja#275 | 2014 | 7.23 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Samurai#283 | 1998 | 7.22 | 2.4 | 60m |
| Acquire#359 | 1963 | 7.13 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Sidereal Confluence#391 | 2017 | 7.10 | 3.6 | 180m |
| Small World#404 | 2009 | 7.09 | 2.3 | 80m |
| Through the Desert#537 | 1998 | 6.97 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Catan#616 | 1995 | 6.90 | 2.3 | 120m |
| Oceans#627 | 2020 | 6.89 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Jamaica#642 | 2007 | 6.88 | 1.7 | 60m |
| Yellow & Yangtze#748 | 2018 | 6.80 | 3.1 | 90m |
| Celestia#979 | 2015 | 6.66 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Akrotiri#1090 | 2014 | 6.60 | 2.6 | 45m |
| Wendake#1410 | 2017 | 6.46 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Saboteur#1535 | 2004 | 6.41 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Santiago de Cuba#1562 | 2011 | 6.41 | 2.1 | 75m |
| Noctiluca#2012 | 2019 | 6.25 | 1.3 | 30m |
| SNCF: France & Germany#2305 | 2010 | 6.18 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Sea of Clouds#2820 | 2016 | 6.07 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Priests of Ra#3268 | 2009 | 5.98 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Gambit Royale#3677 | 2006 | 5.92 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Thief's Market#3809 | 2016 | 5.91 | 1.9 | 50m |
| A Brief History of the World#3835 | 2009 | 5.90 | 2.9 | 180m |
| Bios: Megafauna#4420 | 2011 | 5.83 | 3.7 | 120m |
| Nautilus#4705 | 2002 | 5.81 | 2.7 | 120m |
| Arena: For the Gods!#4979 | 2017 | 5.78 | 1.8 | 40m |
| Wrath of Dragons#7192 | 2015 | 5.66 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Board Game of English Magic#10436 | 2019 | 5.58 | 3.2 | 80m |
| Bemused#11740 | 2017 | 5.56 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Tomb Trader#13970 | 2017 | 5.54 | 1.8 | 10m |
| Actionworks#19295 | 2013 | 5.52 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Hamlet!#21599 | 2002 | 5.51 | 2.7 | 45m |
| T.E.G. II#24770 | 1982 | 5.50 | 2.7 | 120m |
| 20 Strong: Nemesis | 2026 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 60m |
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