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Memory
OpenGames using
93
Median complexity
1.54
0–5
Median rating
5.94
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.453
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Hidden, trackable information whose tracking gives players an advantage.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Rage#65 | 2015 | 7.72 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Bomb Busters#99 | 2024 | 7.59 | 2.0 | 30m |
| Codenames#161 | 2015 | 7.43 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Codenames: Duet#274 | 2017 | 7.23 | 1.4 | 30m |
| Survive: Escape from Atlantis!#376 | 1982 | 7.11 | 1.7 | 60m |
| Letters from Whitechapel#436 | 2011 | 7.06 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Abyss#438 | 2014 | 7.06 | 2.3 | 60m |
| The Godfather: Corleone's Empire#451 | 2017 | 7.05 | 2.6 | 90m |
| The Resistance#454 | 2009 | 7.04 | 1.6 | 30m |
| Codenames: Pictures#501 | 2016 | 7.00 | 1.2 | 15m |
| Colt Express#556 | 2014 | 6.95 | 1.8 | 40m |
| Hadara#573 | 2019 | 6.94 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Hanabi#597 | 2010 | 6.92 | 1.7 | 25m |
| Time's Up! Title Recall!#713 | 2008 | 6.83 | 1.2 | 60m |
| Coup#715 | 2012 | 6.83 | 1.4 | 15m |
| Whitehall Mystery#738 | 2017 | 6.81 | 2.1 | 60m |
| A Game of Thrones#763 | 2003 | 6.79 | 3.4 | 180m |
| Time's Up!#783 | 1999 | 6.78 | 1.2 | 90m |
| Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation#797 | 2002 | 6.77 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Coffee Roaster#1002 | 2015 | 6.65 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Fugitive#1010 | 2017 | 6.65 | 1.6 | 20m |
| Palm Island#1056 | 2018 | 6.62 | 1.8 | 15m |
| Outfoxed!#1087 | 2014 | 6.61 | 1.1 | 20m |
| Tragedy Looper#1101 | 2011 | 6.60 | 3.6 | 120m |
| Spyfall#1102 | 2014 | 6.60 | 1.2 | 15m |
| Dream Home#1307 | 2016 | 6.51 | 1.7 | 30m |
| When I Dream#1325 | 2016 | 6.50 | 1.2 | 40m |
| Witness#1451 | 2014 | 6.45 | 1.5 | 15m |
| Steam Park#1503 | 2013 | 6.43 | 2.1 | 60m |
| The Magic Labyrinth#1509 | 2009 | 6.43 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Santiago de Cuba#1562 | 2011 | 6.41 | 2.1 | 75m |
| Time's Up! Party#1566 | 2008 | 6.40 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Viceroy#1586 | 2014 | 6.40 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Welcome to the Dungeon#1657 | 2013 | 6.37 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Starship Catan#1674 | 2001 | 6.36 | 2.5 | 60m |
| Room 25#1692 | 2013 | 6.35 | 1.9 | 30m |
| CABO (Second Edition)#1752 | 2019 | 6.34 | 1.2 | 45m |
| Mascarade#1773 | 2013 | 6.33 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Mega Civilization#1776 | 2015 | 6.33 | 3.7 | 720m |
| Cabo#1838 | 2010 | 6.31 | 1.4 | 30m |
| Coup: Rebellion G54#1871 | 2014 | 6.30 | 2.0 | 15m |
| Sleuth#1896 | 1971 | 6.29 | 2.5 | 45m |
| La Habana#1933 | 2009 | 6.28 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Welcome Back to the Dungeon#1953 | 2016 | 6.27 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Spyfall 2#2010 | 2016 | 6.26 | 1.2 | 15m |
| Time's Up! Edición Azul#2099 | 2006 | 6.23 | 1.2 | 45m |
| The Adventurers: The Temple of Chac#2107 | 2009 | 6.23 | 1.7 | 45m |
| Mamma Mia!#2173 | 1998 | 6.21 | 1.4 | 30m |
| Memoarrr!#2201 | 2017 | 6.21 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Silver#2202 | 2019 | 6.21 | 1.8 | 60m |
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