Discussion: What are your favorite boardgame mechanics or gimmicks? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 weeks ago by AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works to c/boardgames@sopuli.xyz

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As per title. I personally really enjoy deckbuilding / engine builders and civilisation games, but most of them understandably end just as you're hitting the sweet spot of getting your engine up and running. Probably why Through the Ages is my favorite game - has all the mechanics I like, but lasts long enough that I feel like I get a chance to run them.

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[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Galaxy trucker, maybe? It's a very different game, but it does have the ship building mechanic

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

You can't exactly plan your Galaxy Trucker ship, it's more "doing the best you can with what you've found." For example: if you want to put a bunch of engines on your ship but don't find very many, then there is nothing you can do about that.

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