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Turn Order: Progressive
OpenGames using
25
Median complexity
2.26
0–5
Median rating
6.55
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.900
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
One player has the First Player token. At the end of the round, the token passes to the player to the left, who becomes the new First Player for that round. During the round, players take turns clockwise around the table.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dune: Imperium – Uprising#5 | 2023 | 8.23 | 3.5 | 120m |
| Dune: Imperium#6 | 2020 | 8.22 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Terraforming Mars#9 | 2016 | 8.19 | 3.3 | 120m |
| SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence#16 | 2024 | 8.02 | 3.8 | 160m |
| Lost Ruins of Arnak#30 | 2020 | 7.92 | 2.9 | 120m |
| Orléans#36 | 2014 | 7.86 | 3.0 | 90m |
| Wingspan#38 | 2019 | 7.85 | 2.5 | 70m |
| Puerto Rico#55 | 2002 | 7.75 | 3.3 | 150m |
| Blood Rage#65 | 2015 | 7.72 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Grand Austria Hotel#67 | 2015 | 7.72 | 3.2 | 120m |
| Fields of Arle#100 | 2014 | 7.59 | 3.8 | 120m |
| Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island#119 | 2012 | 7.55 | 3.8 | 120m |
| Troyes#140 | 2010 | 7.49 | 3.4 | 90m |
| Targi#173 | 2012 | 7.40 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Alchemists#177 | 2014 | 7.40 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Stone Age#188 | 2008 | 7.38 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Jaipur#201 | 2009 | 7.36 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Endeavor: Age of Sail#206 | 2018 | 7.36 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Sagrada#224 | 2017 | 7.33 | 1.9 | 45m |
| Castles of Mad King Ludwig#233 | 2014 | 7.31 | 2.6 | 90m |
| The Taverns of Tiefenthal#248 | 2019 | 7.28 | 2.7 | 60m |
| Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game#251 | 2014 | 7.27 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Zombicide: Black Plague#287 | 2015 | 7.22 | 2.5 | 180m |
| Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King#291 | 2015 | 7.21 | 2.3 | 50m |
| Viticulture#317 | 2013 | 7.18 | 3.0 | 90m |
| Seasons#349 | 2012 | 7.14 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Glass Road#388 | 2013 | 7.10 | 3.0 | 80m |
| Imperial Settlers#395 | 2014 | 7.09 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Above and Below#420 | 2015 | 7.07 | 2.5 | 90m |
| Ginkgopolis#427 | 2012 | 7.06 | 2.9 | 45m |
| San Juan#441 | 2004 | 7.05 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Carpe Diem#444 | 2018 | 7.05 | 2.5 | 75m |
| Bus#465 | 1999 | 7.03 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Newton#466 | 2018 | 7.03 | 3.4 | 90m |
| Altiplano#474 | 2017 | 7.02 | 3.3 | 120m |
| At the Gates of Loyang#477 | 2009 | 7.02 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Mage Wars Arena#495 | 2012 | 7.00 | 3.7 | 90m |
| Tiny Towns#521 | 2019 | 6.98 | 2.1 | 60m |
| Evolution: Climate#532 | 2016 | 6.97 | 2.7 | 60m |
| Colt Express#556 | 2014 | 6.95 | 1.8 | 40m |
| Fantastic Factories#559 | 2019 | 6.95 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Jamaica#642 | 2007 | 6.88 | 1.7 | 60m |
| Cribbage#751 | 1630 | 6.80 | 2.5 | 30m |
| Evolution#776 | 2014 | 6.78 | 2.4 | 60m |
| Photosynthesis#808 | 2017 | 6.76 | 2.3 | 60m |
| The Estates#823 | 2018 | 6.75 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Oh My Goods!#833 | 2015 | 6.74 | 2.3 | 30m |
| K2#896 | 2010 | 6.71 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Unfair#971 | 2017 | 6.67 | 2.7 | 125m |
| Bridge#1135 | 1925 | 6.58 | 3.9 | 60m |
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