games and video games, game mechanics are the rules or ludemes that govern and guide the player's actions, as well as the game's response to them. A rule...

Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, game mechanics and dice rolls determine much of what happens. These mechanics include: Ability scores, the most...

2010s, particularly in Japan. Gacha mechanics have become an integral part of Japanese mobile game culture. The game mechanism is also increasingly used...

game. Typical game mechanics include points, turns and/or lives. An unanticipated and novel use of game mechanics may lead to emergent gameplay. game...

players play from the start. Tap Titans (2014, by Game Hive) is a pioneer of the prestige mechanics in mobile games. This mechanism is mostly optional;...

occupy the correct position. The mechanics are similar to the 1955 pen-and-paper game Jotto and the television game show franchise Lingo. Wordle has a...

mainly for handheld consoles, which in turn feature more simplified game mechanics to those of the main series. Each title over the series' history has...

settings and game mechanics as early tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Players control a central game character, or multiple game characters...

mechanisms or mechanics are used, and familiar mechanics such as rolling dice and moving, capture, or trick taking are avoided. If a game has a board,...

Fundamentals of Game Design. New Riders. ISBN 978-0132104753. Adams, Ernest; Dormans, Joris (2012). Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design. New Riders...

is a sequel to Fallout (1997), featuring similar graphics and game mechanics. The game's story takes place in 2241, 80 years after the events of Fallout...

local or online play. The game features a large number of game mechanics from various video game genres. These gameplay mechanics are connected to the story...

to Game. Game club – Association of people united by a common interest or goalPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Game mechanics –...

founded by the game's director Brian Fargo, released two proper sequels: Wasteland 2 (2014) and Wasteland 3 (2020). Wasteland's game mechanics are based on...

and game settings. Games that emphasize plot and character interaction over game mechanics and combat sometimes prefer the name storytelling game. These...

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, both in its game mechanics and universe, but adapted to a more futuristic style than its fantasy predecessor; game content is intended...

game element refers to anything ranging from a player's special ability to the relations between different game mechanics in a game. Game mechanics are...

described as a reworking of the game mechanics, with redundancies eliminated, and a simpler success level system. The game world is advanced five years,...

Trolls. The core game does not include a dedicated setting, but there are three setting supplements. In the core game, the rules, mechanics and backstory...

both set in ancient history, are also regarded as 18XX titles as their game mechanics and titling nomenclature are similar despite variance from the common...

well as background music for the game. Some platforms support additional feedback mechanics to the player that a game can take advantage of. This is most...

designed the PbtA engine so that other game designers could 'hack' it, creating games with similar mechanics, but unique worlds and rules. More than...

applicable to basic game mechanics and attributes common to nearly all board games. Board game awards BoardGameGeek—a website for board game enthusiasts Going...

featuring game mechanics intended to make the game more forgiving in addition to an "Assist Mode" offering several options to make the game less challenging...

social and cultural meanings. "Game design" approaches are closely related to creative practice, analysing game mechanics and aesthetics in order to inform...

previous ones, the Battle Frontier adds several other game mechanics that make battles unique in the end game. Examples include the Battle Palace's prohibition...

Opposite Day is a make believe game usually played by children. Conceptually, Opposite Day is a holiday where things are said and done in an opposite manner...

Bar dice is a drinking game played with five dice and a cup. Generally played in a bar, tavern or pub, the game is often used to determine which of the...

Game design is the process of creating and shaping the mechanics, systems and rules of a game. Games can be created for entertainment, education, exercise...

PbtA games share some similarities in game mechanics; nevertheless, the Bakers define a PbtA game not by its mechanics, but simply by its designers' decision...