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[[User:RedTank|Kellen]]'s father, who listens to the show religiously despite hating board games and only agreeing to play [[Telestrations]], [[Episode_179|decided]] that we need a dictionary of terminology. Who are we to deny his needs?

This dictionary contains definitions of Board Game Barrage's own unique vocabulary as well as common board game terms in wider use.
===== 0-9 =====
* 4X game - a game of exploration, expansion, exploitation and extermination
===== A =====
* area control
===== B =====
* BGB BOB - a ''Board Game Barrage Battle of the Boards''; a [[:Category:list#BGB BOB|competitively ranked list]]
* blocking
===== C =====
* crunchy - the opposite of [[#smooth|smooth]]; describing a game as having a lot to think about and hard decisions to make, {{Link Timestamp|73|29|30}}
* collectible card game -
===== D =====
* deck building - a [[:Category:Game Design|game design]] mechanic: ...
* double crossover - a game that appears on the [[Top Games of All-Time]] list of precisely two [[The_Tanks|tanks]] in a particular year
* drafting - a [[:Category:Game Design|game design]] mechanic: ...
* dudes on a map - see [[#area_control|area control]]
===== E =====
* engine building
===== G =====
* [[Ghost Turkey|ghost turkey]] - annual ''Board Game Barrage'' gift exchange tradition that takes place between Halloween and Thanksgiving
===== H =====
* hate drafting - in a game where cards are selected via [[#drafting|drafting]], the practice of keeping a card in order to prevent another player from receiving its benefit, rather than to benefit directly from the card itself
===== K =====
* klund - to learn a game by playing it, without reading the rules or having it taught to you; best attempted on a digital platform like Board Game Arena that enforces the rules
* klundable - describing a game which it is possible to [[#klund|klund]]
===== L =====
* living card game -
===== M =====
* meaty - implying a game is [[#crunchy|crunchy]] ''and'' heavy, {{Link Timestamp|73|31|41}}
* mechanic
===== O =====
* The Only True and Living Doctor - [[The Only True And Living Doctor|Reiner Knizia]], prolific and much BGB-beloved game designer
===== Q =====
* quadruple crossover - a game that appears on the [[Top Games of All-Time]] list of all four [[The_Tanks|tanks]] in a particular year
===== R =====
* RORI (pronounced, "roary") - an acronym of "Return on Rules Investment" as discussed in [[Episode 180]].
===== S =====
* science based fiction - what everyone in the world, except {{Kellen}}, knows as [https://www.google.com/search?q=science+fiction&oq=science+fiction&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i433i512l2j0i512j69i60.3508j0j7&client=ms-android-motorola-gfw&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 science fiction], {{Link Timestamp|184|3|13}}
* sci-fi - the long sigh from the listener after the fifth dad joke during the pod cast.
*smooth - the opposite of [[#crunchy|crunchy]]; describing a game where the decisions flow somewhat effortlessly, {{Link Timestamp|73|31|5}}
* snake - adjective to describe a [[:Category:Game Design|game design]] mechanic, typically [[#drafting|drafting]] or turn order in which turns are initially played from first player to last, but then reverse direction re-starting with the last player, so they go twice in a row; for example a three player snake turn order would have players go in the following order:
** p1, p2, p3, (''reverse direction'')
** p3, p2, p1, (''reverse direction'')
** p1, p2 ... etc.
* social deduction - games in which the goal is to identify the role of other players via social maneuvering, accusation and deduction
===== T =====
* top decking - a [[:Category:Game Design|game design]] mechanic: taking the top card from a face down deck of cards
* triple crossover - a game that appears on the [[Top Games of All-Time]] list of precisely three [[The_Tanks|tanks]] in a particular year
===== W =====
* worker placement - a [[:Category:Game Design|game design]] mechanic: ...
===== Y =====
* yukvuk - a pejorative; idiot, dumbass ( full etymology {{Link Timestamp|6|5|38}} )

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