Programmed Movement in Board Games
Programmed movement is a game mechanic where players plan their units' or characters' moves in advance. This mechanic adds a level of strategy and unpredictability to games. Here's a quick overview:
How it Works
Players secretly select their moves or actions for a set number of turns. After all players have chosen, they reveal their choices and execute them in order. This can lead to chaotic and unpredictable outcomes when players' plans interact.
Game Experience
This mechanic introduces forward-thinking and planning. It can mitigate luck factors and emphasize strategic skill. However, it also creates a unique challenge as players must anticipate opponents' plans without perfect information.
Examples
- RoboRally: Players program robots' moves on a factory floor, trying to reach checkpoints amidst hazards.
- Mechs vs. Minions: Players control mechs, programming their actions to fight off waves of minions.
Chibis themed games with Programmed Movement
Programmed Movement and Tile Placement games
Program your frogs to land on lily pads with opposing frogs and take control of the bog in this unique, chess-like game of tactics and timing. Earn the most points to win this battle for 2 players!Mechanisms:• Force Commitment• Hand Management• Movement...
Bog: Micro Card Game
$6.00
$4.49
Once Upon a Time, 15,000 Years Ago . . .Doggerland was a landmass that connected Great Britain to mainland Europe that disappeared under the North Sea after the last ice age. Humans lived on these fertile lands where multiple resources and animals were...
Doggerland
$79.99
$63.87
Programmed Movement and Action Queue games
Programmed Movement and Grid Movement games
Exploration themed games with Programmed Movement
Programmed Movement and Simultaneous Action Selection games
Programmed Movement games published by Archona Games
Family Game with Programmed Movement
Help Penny and Gizmo have the best snow day ever in Quirky Circuits: Penny & Gizmo's Snow Day, a co-operative programming game for the whole family.Program lovable robots with your friends and family, but make sure to complete each task before batteries...
Quirky Circuits: Penny & Gizmo's Snow Day
$19.95
$10.00
It’s been a year since Lealand Williams passed on. As a member of his family going out on a solo fishing trip, apply Lealand’s lessons to have a great day on the lake. You’ll play as a family member with their own unique goal. During each round you’...
Fishing Lessons
$0.00
Programmed Movement and Open Drafting games
Programmed Movement games designed by Richard Launius
Thunder Rolls
-56%
$79.99
$35.00
Thunder Rolls is a fast paced dice placement action stock car racing game for 1-8 players. There are two phases to the game; the Rolling Phase and the Thunder Phase. In the Rolling phase the players roll their dice pool and place sets of dice on matching...
mostly positive, 74%
8 y/o +
1 to 8 players
20 minutes
Relaxed
Dice Game
Racing
Sports
Action Drafting
Auction/Bidding
Dice Rolling
Programmed Movement
Programmed Movement games published by Rebel Sp. z o.o.
Wonder what it would be like to experience chess like the extraordinary Beth Harmon? Beth’s ability to envision chess moves on her ceiling enabled her to clear her opponents’ pieces from the board and defeat them. In The Queen’s Gambit: The Game, you...
Queen's Gambit, The
$24.95
The Couriers & Armored Train expansion brings a breath of fresh air to the 2015 Spiel des Jahres-winning Colt Express. Players now work together as teams to try to become the wealthiest bandits in the Wild West, and what's better than a second train ...
Colt Express: Couriers & Armored Train
$39.99
$31.99
Programmed Movement and Territory Building games
Mountains Out of Molehills
-61%
$35.95
$13.98
Moles have traveled from all over to compete in the annual Mountain Maker tournament. In this light strategy game, competitors show their skill based on how high they can pile their molehills, and by how many mountains they control. The mole that can...
mixed, 67%
9 y/o +
2 to 4 players
45 minutes
Light
Family Game
Animals
Puzzle
Territory Building
Grid Movement
King of the Hill
Open Drafting