End Game Bonuses in Board Games
What Are End Game Bonuses?
End game bonuses are rewards given to players at the conclusion of a board game for achieving certain criteria. These bonuses typically come in the form of additional victory points or resources that can contribute to a player's final score.
Purpose of End Game Bonuses
End game bonuses incentivize players to pursue specific strategies throughout the game and maintain engagement until the very end. They also add a layer of uncertainty to the final outcome, as players may not be completely aware of their opponents' bonuses until scores are finalized.
Impact on Gameplay
- Strategic Depth: Players must balance short-term gains with potential end game bonuses.
- Diversity: Encourages varied strategies, as different bonuses will align with different playstyles.
- Uncertainty: Adds suspense, as the final victor is often undecided until the very end.
Examples
- Ticket to Ride: Players receive bonuses for the longest continuous train.
- Settlers of Catan: Bonus points for the largest army and the longest road.
- Agricola: Points awarded for a variety of farm configurations at the end of the game.
Conclusion
End game bonuses are a versatile mechanic used in many board games to add complexity and excitement to the gaming experience. They can significantly affect player strategy and game outcomes, making them a vital part of board game design.
Ancient Civilization themed games with End Game Bonuses
You lead a grand civilization at the height of its influence, but can you save it from collapse? In Empire's End, 2-4 players compete to keep calamity at bay. Empire's End marries the intuitive and elegant mechanism of reverse-bidding with engine-building...
Empire's End
$39.95
$20.00
Competitive Mode: Players compete to build impressive Monuments and fill their city with incoming settlers. Monuments have unique scoring bonuses that will apply only to the city they are built in. Claiming settlers unlocks the victory points they are...
City Builder: Ancient World
$49.00
$10.00
End Game Bonuses games published by Origames
End Game Bonuses games published by Skellig Games
Animals themed games with End Game Bonuses
End Game Bonuses and Set Collection games
End Game Bonuses and Hand Management games
Solo / Solitaire Game with End Game Bonuses
The Action-Packed Solo Pinball ExperienceFinally you have time again for your favorite old pinball. Start the Multiball or gain an Extra Ball to play an additional round. can you even achieve a new High Score? Or do you lose the balls faster than you...
Freaky Frogs from Outaspace
$19.95
$14.99
New paths lead to forgotten lands, and with that comes a host of exciting possibilities! Explorers or Navoria: Forgotten Lands brings a huge range of new content that changes how the game plays. Players will now have asymmetrical powers, and new starting...
Explorers of Navoria - Forgotten Lands
$0.00
Strategy Game with End Game Bonuses
End Game Bonuses games illustrated by Anthony Cournoyer
Deep Shelf (Kickstarter Edition)
$129.95
Deep Shelf is a game of deep-sea exploration, engine building, and area majority scoring. Control one of four highly asymmetric factions and lead them to victory by building the most efficient resource extraction engine and researching powerful new ...
mostly positive, 72%
12 y/o +
1 to 4 players
90 minutes
Involved
Economic
Exploration
End Game Bonuses
Market
Pick-up and Deliver
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
End Game Bonuses games published by Rebel Sp. z o.o.
End Game Bonuses and Paper-and-Pencil games
End Game Bonuses and Area Majority / Influence games
End Game Bonuses games published by Lautapelit.fi
End Game Bonuses games published by Cranio Creations
End Game Bonuses and Victory Points as a Resource games
Space Station Phoenix is a worker-placement and resource management game set in one of Earth's possible futures. The players are representatives of the Galactic Council, sent to Earth to build space stations to observe and perhaps interact with humanity...
Space Station Phoenix
$79.95
$50.00
Galactic Era is an epic space strategy board game with a focus on exploration, expansion and combat. The most innovative feature of the game is that you can choose to play as the "dark" or the "light" side with the appropriate consequences. You can switch...
Galactic Era
$149.00
$85.00
Tropical Islands themed games with End Game Bonuses
End Game Bonuses games published by Horrible Games
King's Dilemma, The (2019 edition)
$75.00
The King’s Dilemma is an interactive narrative experience with legacy elements, featuring several branching storylines leading to many possible finales and an evolving deck of event cards at its core. Players represent the various Houses leading the...
positive, 80%
14 y/o +
3 to 5 players
60 minutes
Relaxed
Strategy Game
Fantasy
Political
Negotiation
Bias
Bribery
End Game Bonuses
