Let's start a top 5 Game Mechanic games we enjoy for training and fun with the family for the next 12 days (till Christmas!). A game mechanic is basically the rules and style of interaction that guide how a game is played. For example the popular Monopoly game is generally considered a roll and move game - you roll dice and move based on the number of your dice throw (depending on which version and set you own). We shall start with a favorite game mechanic here at ThinkLab - Deck-building games. Deck-building is where players play cards out of individual decks, seeking to acquire new cards and to play through their decks iteratively, improving them over time through card acquisition. We use these games for our strategic thinking and planning sessions. Here's our top 5 Deck-building games:
5. Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game: This game is set in the Marvel Comics universe where players recruit powerful hero cards to add to their deck in order to build a stronger and more resourceful deck to build their recruitment powers (to enlist more heroes) and their fighting ability (to combat the villains who keep popping up to cause trouble). As players fight and defeat villains, they collect those cards, which will be worth points at game's end.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129437/legendary-marvel-deck-building-game
4. Flip City: In this micro-deckbuilding game, you have no hand at all; instead, you play cards directly from the top of your deck. Each card is double-sided, with each side granting different special bonuses. Play cards directly from the top of your deck to acquire cash and victory points.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/168679/flip-city
3. Star Realms: Star Realms is a fast paced deck-building card game of outer space combat. It combines the fun of a deck-building game with the interactivity of Trading Card Game style combat.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realms
2. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle: A cooperative deck-building game, and it's up to four students to ensure the safety of the school by defeating villains and consolidating their defenses. In the game, players take on the role of a Hogwarts student: Harry, Ron, Hermione or Neville, each with their own personal deck of cards that's used to acquire resources.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle
1. Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure: Sneak into an angry dragon's mountain lair to steal precious artifacts. Delve deeper to find more valuable loot. Acquire cards for your deck and watch your thievish abilities grow.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-deck-building-adventure
Just a quick shout out to Dominion, the OG game that started this entire genre called deck-building! We would not get all these other great games if not for the success of Dominion. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion
