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cybergarp  ·  3499 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What game mechanics of board games do you enjoy the most?

There are many axis in games.

Symmetric <-> Asymmetric

Hidden information <-> All information public.

Cooperative <-> Full Competitive

Fiddly / Tons of Rules <-> Simple

Abstract <-> Deeply Thematic

Stochastic <-> Deterministic

Interaction <-> Disassociated

And several more. I personally like asymmetric, some hidden information, possibly a traitor, competitive, fiddly, thematic, a little stochasticity, and interactive. And, hence I feel that Dune by Avalon Hill is the best game ever.

In general the discussion between Euro and Ameri games is two large potential clusters of styles liked by gamers.