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Tug of War
OpenGames using
7
Median complexity
2.11
0–5
Median rating
6.17
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.719
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
A marker is moved up and back on a track towards or away from a neutral position.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Struggle#14 | 2005 | 8.04 | 3.6 | 180m |
| 7 Wonders Duel#24 | 2015 | 7.95 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game#219 | 2023 | 7.33 | 2.0 | 90m |
| Maria#431 | 2009 | 7.06 | 3.6 | 210m |
| Shadows over Camelot#592 | 2005 | 6.93 | 2.6 | 90m |
| Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?#645 | 2010 | 6.88 | 3.7 | 180m |
| Churchill#814 | 2015 | 6.76 | 3.4 | 300m |
| Wir sind das Volk!#874 | 2014 | 6.72 | 3.7 | 150m |
| Dogs of War#883 | 2014 | 6.71 | 2.6 | 75m |
| 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962#1080 | 2016 | 6.61 | 2.3 | 45m |
| Blue Moon#1779 | 2004 | 6.33 | 2.2 | 30m |
| Sun Tzu#1916 | 2005 | 6.28 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Royal Visit#2338 | 2006 | 6.17 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Days of Ire: Budapest 1956#2680 | 2016 | 6.09 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Dual Powers: Revolution 1917#2681 | 2018 | 6.09 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Iron Curtain#2741 | 2017 | 6.08 | 2.1 | 30m |
| Fight for Olympus#3651 | 2016 | 5.93 | 2.1 | 30m |
| En Garde#3676 | 1993 | 5.92 | 1.4 | 30m |
| InBetween#3877 | 2017 | 5.90 | 2.6 | 40m |
| Europe in Turmoil: Prelude to the Great War#4750 | 2018 | 5.80 | 2.8 | 240m |
| Why First?#5537 | 2015 | 5.74 | 1.2 | 25m |
| Heave Ho!#5994 | 2002 | 5.71 | 1.3 | 45m |
| Guardians#7085 | 2018 | 5.66 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Warriors of Japan: A Country Aflame 1335-1339#9943 | 2016 | 5.59 | 2.2 | 150m |
| BOO#10020 | 2017 | 5.59 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Darkness Comes Rattling#10738 | 2015 | 5.58 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Time War: A Game of Time Travel and Conflict#25992 | 1979 | 5.50 | 3.2 | 120m |
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