Dictionary

Kellen's father, who listens to the show religiously despite hating board games and only agreeing to play Telestrations, 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.

A

• area control

A

• blocking

D

• drafting - a game design mechanic: ...
• deck building - a game design mechanic: ...
• double crossover - a game that appears on the Top Games of All-Time list of precisely two tanks in a particular year
• dudes on a map - see area control

E

• engine building

G

• ghost turkey

H

• hate drafting

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

A

• mechanic

Q

• quadruple crossover - a game that appears on the Top Games of All-Time list of all four tanks in a particular year

T

• top decking - a 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 tanks in a particular year

W

• worker placement - a game design mechanic: ...