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Tabletop games ortabletops are games that are normally played on atable or other flat surface, such asboard games,card games,dice games,miniature wargames,tabletop role-playing games, ortile-based games.[1][2]
Tabletop games can be classified according to the general form, or equipment utilized:[3]
Games like chess anddraughts are examples of games belonging to the board game category. Other games, however, use various attributes and cannot be classified unambiguously (e.g.Monopoly and many moderneurogames utilize a board as well as dice and cards).
For several of these categories there are sub-categories and even sub-sub-categories or genres. For instance,German-style board games,board wargames, androll-and-move games are all types of board games that differ markedly in style and general interest.
The various specialized parts, pieces, and tools used for playing tabletop games may include:
Arefereed game could also include various aids to play, includingscenario packs and computer game aids.Role-playing games can includecampaign settings and various supplementary manuals and notes.
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As an alternative to classifying games by equipment, they can also be classified according to the elements of chance involved.Ingame theory, two fundamentally different elements of chance can play a role:
Examples of the chance classification for some well-known tabletop games are given in the table below.
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List of organizations that sponsor events featuring tabletop games:
Numerous independent, local groups run by gamers exist to play tabletop games. Additionally, many colleges have student run organizations pertaining solely to table top gaming. TheCollegiate Association of Table Top Gamers is one such organization that has a chapters at different schools.
Digital tabletops games are digital variations of tabletop games, which include straight reproductions of existing physical tabletop games, video games that use tabletop game principles as part of their gameplay mechanics, and tabletop simulators that provide a virtual tabletop for conducting tabletop games online.
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