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Melding and Splaying
OpenGames using
18
Median complexity
2.02
0–5
Median rating
6.27
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.770
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
A set of cards in a specific relationship to one another that allows them to be played to a table or scored as a meld. When laying these cards down, the way the cards splay, or overlap one another, may sometimes reveal or conceal certain abilities or attributes.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Wonders Duel#24 | 2015 | 7.95 | 2.2 | 30m |
| The White Castle#73 | 2023 | 7.68 | 3.1 | 80m |
| 7 Wonders#116 | 2010 | 7.55 | 2.3 | 30m |
| Battle Line#330 | 2000 | 7.17 | 1.9 | 30m |
| Lost Cities#344 | 1999 | 7.15 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Innovation#379 | 2010 | 7.11 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Schotten Totten#430 | 1999 | 7.06 | 1.7 | 20m |
| One Deck Dungeon#1005 | 2016 | 6.65 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Orchard: 9 card solitaire game#1131 | 2018 | 6.58 | 1.2 | 10m |
| Linko#1182 | 2014 | 6.56 | 1.4 | 20m |
| Honshū#1452 | 2016 | 6.45 | 1.9 | 30m |
| One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows#1580 | 2017 | 6.40 | 2.3 | 45m |
| The Hanging Gardens#2434 | 2008 | 6.15 | 1.9 | 45m |
| The Flow of History#2569 | 2016 | 6.12 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Tybor the Builder#2912 | 2017 | 6.05 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Inhabit the Earth#3214 | 2015 | 5.99 | 3.2 | 90m |
| Pinochle#3524 | 1864 | 5.94 | 2.3 | 45m |
| Pax Emancipation#3533 | 2018 | 5.94 | 4.7 | 120m |
| Iliad#3627 | 2006 | 5.93 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Hokkaido#3822 | 2018 | 5.90 | 2.1 | 40m |
| Gin Rummy#4211 | 1909 | 5.86 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Uchronia#4244 | 2012 | 5.85 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Canasta#4291 | 1939 | 5.85 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Evolution: The Origin of Species#4637 | 2010 | 5.81 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Venture#5782 | 1968 | 5.73 | 2.0 | 45m |
| ...and then, we held hands.#5863 | 2015 | 5.72 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Vadoran Gardens#5903 | 2019 | 5.72 | 2.3 | 40m |
| Rummy#6741 | 1887 | 5.68 | 1.4 | 60m |
| Dungeon Rush#6791 | 2016 | 5.68 | 1.3 | 19m |
| Bonnie and Clyde#7059 | 2009 | 5.67 | 1.6 | 45m |
| The Great Khan Game#7506 | 1989 | 5.65 | 2.1 | 90m |
| The X-Files: Circle of Truth#11186 | 2018 | 5.57 | 1.2 | — |
| Bali#11339 | 1954 | 5.57 | 1.8 | 30m |
| Indian Chief#16487 | 2004 | 5.53 | 1.7 | 10m |
| Australian Menagerie#26270 | 1999 | 5.50 | 1.1 | 10m |
| Fan Tan#29779 | 0 | 5.46 | 1.2 | 25m |
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