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Pattern Building
OpenGames using
120
Median complexity
1.79
0–5
Median rating
6.14
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.575
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
Players must configure game components in sophisticated patterns in order to score or trigger actions, as would be typical for games in the Puzzle category.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Castles of Burgundy#15 | 2011 | 8.03 | 3.0 | 90m |
| Harmonies#57 | 2024 | 7.75 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Kingdom Death: Monster#93 | 2015 | 7.62 | 4.3 | 180m |
| Azul#96 | 2017 | 7.61 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Targi#173 | 2012 | 7.40 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Cartographers#180 | 2019 | 7.39 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Welcome To...#211 | 2018 | 7.35 | 1.8 | 25m |
| Sagrada#224 | 2017 | 7.33 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Castles of Mad King Ludwig#233 | 2014 | 7.31 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Go#235 | -2200 | 7.30 | 3.9 | 180m |
| Carcassonne#239 | 2000 | 7.30 | 1.9 | 45m |
| YINSH#258 | 2003 | 7.26 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Galaxy Trucker#315 | 2007 | 7.18 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Acquire#359 | 1963 | 7.13 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Arboretum#432 | 2015 | 7.06 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Takenoko#439 | 2011 | 7.06 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra#511 | 2018 | 6.99 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Tiny Towns#521 | 2019 | 6.98 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Quadropolis#582 | 2016 | 6.93 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Ingenious#632 | 2004 | 6.89 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers#691 | 2002 | 6.85 | 1.9 | 40m |
| Queendomino#706 | 2017 | 6.84 | 2.1 | 25m |
| Kingdom Builder#779 | 2011 | 6.78 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Taluva#784 | 2006 | 6.78 | 2.2 | 45m |
| The Shipwreck Arcana#826 | 2017 | 6.75 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends#871 | 2013 | 6.72 | 2.8 | 30m |
| Dragon Castle#884 | 2017 | 6.71 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Reef#917 | 2018 | 6.70 | 1.8 | 45m |
| Kanagawa#951 | 2016 | 6.68 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Red7#966 | 2014 | 6.67 | 1.7 | 30m |
| FUSE#975 | 2015 | 6.66 | 1.7 | 10m |
| Qwirkle#1071 | 2006 | 6.61 | 1.6 | 45m |
| Lanterns: The Harvest Festival#1104 | 2015 | 6.60 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Meeple Circus#1130 | 2017 | 6.58 | 1.4 | 45m |
| Orchard: 9 card solitaire game#1131 | 2018 | 6.58 | 1.2 | 10m |
| Quarto#1167 | 1991 | 6.57 | 1.9 | 20m |
| Cottage Garden#1219 | 2016 | 6.54 | 1.9 | 60m |
| Habitats#1265 | 2016 | 6.52 | 2.1 | 50m |
| NMBR 9#1280 | 2017 | 6.52 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Dream Home#1307 | 2016 | 6.51 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Blueprints#1449 | 2013 | 6.45 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Honshū#1452 | 2016 | 6.45 | 1.9 | 30m |
| GIPF#1506 | 1996 | 6.43 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Strasbourg#1518 | 2011 | 6.42 | 2.7 | 60m |
| Copenhagen#1528 | 2019 | 6.42 | 1.7 | 40m |
| Ubongo#1534 | 2003 | 6.41 | 1.5 | 25m |
| Qwinto#1537 | 2015 | 6.41 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Castell#1547 | 2018 | 6.41 | 3.1 | 90m |
| Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time#1629 | 2020 | 6.38 | 3.0 | 90m |
| Walking in Burano#1646 | 2018 | 6.38 | 2.0 | 40m |
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