Tag: Pattern Movement

Games with Pattern Movement mechanics require players to move various game pieces according to various pattern guidelines.

Chess

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Chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player, abstract strategy board game that represents medieval warfare on an 8×8 board with alternating light and dark squares. Opposing pieces, traditionally designated White and Black, are initially lined up on either side. Each type of piece has a unique form of movement and capturing occurs when a piece, via its movement, occupies the square of an opposing piece. Players take turns moving one of their pieces in an attempt to capture, attack, defend, or develop their positions. Chess games can end in checkmate, resignation, or one of several types of draws. Chess is one of the most popular games in the world, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. Between two highly skilled players, chess can be a beautiful thing to watch, and a game can provide great entertainment even for novices. There is also a large literature of books and periodicals about chess, typically featuring games and commentary by chess masters.

Game Mechanics:

  • Abstract Strategy
  • Grid Movement
  • Pattern Movement

Game Specifications:

  • 2 Players
  • Variable Time
  • Difficulty Weight 3.68

The Guild of Merchants Explorers

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The Guild of Merchants Explorers

The Guild of Merchants Explorers

In The Guild of Merchant Explorers, each player starts with one city on their personal map board.

Shuffle the deck of terrain cards, then reveal most of these cards one by one. Based on the terrain revealed, each player places on their board cubes that are connected to their starting city or other cubes. You want to complete areas on your board, cross the seas to new land, and establish new cities on the board. You can explore capsized ships for treasure — which gives you special placement capabilities — and create linked connections between locations to score bonus points. Common objectives can be completed by all players, with those who complete it first scoring more points.

At the end of a round, all cubes are removed from each board, leaving only the cities behind, so if you don’t establish new cities, you’ll be stuck in the same places.

The Guild of Merchant Explorers contains multiple copies of four different maps, and the game is designed so that you can play remotely with one or more copies.

Game Mechanics:

  • Bingo
  • Line Drawing
  • Network Building
  • Pattern Movement

Game Specifications:

  • 1 – 4 Players
  • ~45 Minutes
  • Difficulty Weight 2.00

Zensu

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Zensu

Zensu

This is an abstract game played on a 6×9 board using flat pieces with their possible moves marked on them.

The aim is to cross your opponent’s border before they can cross into yours but, with pieces moving in four directions you have to keep your wits about you!

The way to win the game is to get one of your pieces to your opponent’s back line.

Game Mechanics:

  • Abstract Strategy
  • Pattern Movement

Game Specifications:

  • 2 Players
  • ~10 Minutes
  • Difficulty Weight 1.00