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Legacy Game
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
A multi-session game in which the state of each subsequent session irreversibly builds on the legacy of the previous one. Permanent and irreversible changes to the game state carry over to future plays. Components can be written on with permanent ink, torn apart, covered with stickers, and more.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pandemic Legacy: Season 1#3 | 2015 | 8.35 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Gloomhaven#4 | 2017 | 8.30 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Pandemic Legacy: Season 2#70 | 2017 | 7.69 | 3.2 | 60m |
| Aeon's End: Legacy#253 | 2019 | 7.27 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Zombie Kidz Evolution#575 | 2018 | 6.94 | 1.4 | 15m |
| Betrayal Legacy#614 | 2018 | 6.91 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Risk Legacy#622 | 2011 | 6.89 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Charterstone#631 | 2017 | 6.89 | 2.9 | 75m |
| Shadowrun: Crossfire#1481 | 2014 | 6.44 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Dragonfire#2253 | 2017 | 6.19 | 3.2 | 90m |
| The Rise of Queensdale#2260 | 2018 | 6.19 | 2.8 | 60m |
| First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet#3412 | 2017 | 5.96 | 4.2 | 90m |
| Shadowrun: Crossfire – Prime Runner Edition#3438 | 2018 | 5.96 | 3.0 | 60m |
| SeaFall#4371 | 2016 | 5.84 | 3.8 | 180m |
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Heritage#4396 | 2020 | 5.84 | 3.3 | 90m |
| 1000 Blank White Cards#5980 | 1996 | 5.72 | 1.4 | 60m |
| Ultimate Werewolf Legacy#7014 | 2018 | 5.67 | 2.5 | 60m |
| We Didn't Playtest This: Legacies#9977 | 2012 | 5.59 | 1.0 | 10m |
| (Your Name Here) and the Argonauts#10670 | 2012 | 5.58 | 1.4 | 20m |
| Deep Future#11512 | 2016 | 5.57 | 3.2 | 90m |
| Jackal Archipelago#16955 | 2017 | 5.53 | 1.5 | 90m |
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