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Investment
OpenGames using
5
Median complexity
2.13
0–5
Median rating
6.71
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.856
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Players purchase an interest in a game entity, in order to generate a monetary or VP benefit, the ultimate value of which is determined over the course of the game.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia#29 | 2013 | 7.93 | 3.0 | 100m |
| The Gallerist#81 | 2015 | 7.65 | 4.2 | 150m |
| Concordia Venus#105 | 2018 | 7.59 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Mombasa#144 | 2015 | 7.48 | 3.9 | 150m |
| Vinhos: Deluxe Edition#154 | 2016 | 7.45 | 4.0 | 180m |
| 1830: Railways & Robber Barons#311 | 1986 | 7.19 | 4.2 | 360m |
| Acquire#359 | 1963 | 7.13 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Imperial#369 | 2006 | 7.12 | 3.6 | 180m |
| Chinatown#375 | 1999 | 7.11 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Imperial 2030#397 | 2009 | 7.09 | 3.5 | 180m |
| Stockpile#554 | 2015 | 6.95 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Wabash Cannonball#647 | 2007 | 6.87 | 2.8 | 60m |
| 1846: The Race for the Midwest#660 | 2005 | 6.87 | 4.0 | 240m |
| Airlines Europe#673 | 2011 | 6.86 | 2.4 | 75m |
| Chicago 1875: City of the Big Shoulders#806 | 2019 | 6.76 | 4.0 | 180m |
| The Estates#823 | 2018 | 6.75 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Arkwright#854 | 2014 | 6.73 | 4.6 | 240m |
| Startups#887 | 2017 | 6.71 | 1.6 | 20m |
| Irish Gauge#1222 | 2014 | 6.54 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Colossal Arena#1468 | 1997 | 6.44 | 2.0 | 60m |
| The Rich and the Good#1639 | 2008 | 6.38 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Stephenson's Rocket#1735 | 1999 | 6.34 | 3.0 | 60m |
| 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways#1836 | 1998 | 6.31 | 4.2 | 180m |
| Iberian Gauge#1905 | 2017 | 6.29 | 2.5 | 90m |
| American Rails#2595 | 2009 | 6.11 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Big Boss#2954 | 1994 | 6.04 | 2.4 | 90m |
| Tesla vs. Edison: War of Currents#3255 | 2015 | 5.99 | 3.2 | 90m |
| 18AL#3887 | 1999 | 5.90 | 3.9 | 180m |
| Magna Grecia#4496 | 2003 | 5.83 | 2.9 | 75m |
| 1920 Wall Street#5126 | 2017 | 5.77 | 2.3 | 60m |
| King of the Elves#5460 | 1999 | 5.75 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Wheedle#7390 | 2002 | 5.65 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Airlines#7474 | 1990 | 5.65 | 2.4 | 90m |
| Discovery: The Era of Voyage#8844 | 2015 | 5.61 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Bullfrog Goldfield#11387 | 2011 | 5.57 | 3.6 | 240m |
| Freibeuter#11607 | 1998 | 5.57 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Tricks & Deserts#18145 | 2014 | 5.52 | 2.0 | 30m |
| The Market of Alturien#27341 | 2007 | 5.49 | 1.9 | 60m |
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