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Chaining

Introduction

Chaining is a dynamic and strategic board game mechanic that allows players to combine a series of actions or card plays for greater effect.

Definition

Chaining refers to the ability to link multiple game elements together in a single turn or over multiple turns, activating additional actions, bonuses, or combinations that can enhance a player's position or disrupt opponents.

Examples

Popular games like Dominion or Terraforming Mars showcase chaining through card play. Players acquire cards that work well together, creating powerful action chains that are key to winning.

Impact on Gameplay

Chaining significantly affects strategic depth and player engagement. It encourages foresight and careful planning, as players must anticipate and construct potential combos that will optimize their performance within the game.

Chaining games illustrated by Annie Wilkinson

Strategy Game with Chaining

Draft & Write Records

Kingdom Builder (2nd Edition)

Outrun the Bear

Paris Connection

Jewels for the Emperor Penguin (New Arrival)

Ticket to Ride - France + Old West

Chaining games published by Feuerland Spiele

Terra Mystica: Big Box (2022)

"Terra Mystica - Big Box" combines the challenge of strategic planning with territory expansion in a fantasy setting. Players choose unique factions, each with special abilities, and strive to transform the landscape into their ideal habitat. Strategy...

very positive, 91%

End Game Bonuses

Chaining games published by Ghenos Games

Fjords is a tile-laying game for 2 players that takes part over two phases: a tile-laying phase followed by a claiming of the land phase.During the first half of the game, players will explore the land by adding tiles to the play area and placing their...

Quartermaster General: 1914 is a new, fast-paced game in the critically acclaimed Quartermaster General series, designed by Ian Brody, that pits the Central Powers against the Entente Powers. Based on the popular Quartermaster General system, this card...

It's Evenfall! The Clans of Magic are preparing for a new era.Evenfall is the time when the boundaries of reality collapse and the supernatural awakens. The World-Tree opens its glowing gateways to unknown distant regions. Send Witches from your clan...

Ancient Civilization themed games with Chaining

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea allows you to create or conquer the great civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean in a single night, alone or with up to five other players - and without having to roll a single die!Build great Wonders to glorify...

Alexander and his army crisscrossed the Middle East and conquered large swathes of land. The administration of the new provinces was entrusted to his governors. You play as one of these governors reacting to Alexander expanding his borders.This is a...

The Neo-Babylonian Empire, especially under the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 B.C.), was a period of rebirth for southern Mesopotamia. Irrigation systems improved and expanded, increasing agricultural production. Urban life flourished with the ...

Chaining and Race games

Once again, we find our brave Lazer Ryderz, having encountered a grouping of Teleportation Prizms, left by Ancients of a by-gone era. Each Ryder knows what must be done — coordinates must be locked into three Prizms to allow transport to their next ...

A Streamlined Successor to the best-selling game Tiny Epic Galaxies. BLAST OFF! Will have you learning and teaching the game faster than ever! Immediately shuffle the Planet Deck, featuring 100% icon based abilities, set them in orbit and you are on...

Tiny Epic Galaxies - Blast Off

Chaining and Critical Hits and Failures games

Freaky Frogs from Outaspace

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...

mostly positive, 71%

Science Fiction

Critical Hits and Failures

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

End Game Bonuses

Fantasy themed games with Chaining

Chaining games designed by Benoit Turpin

A.R.T. Project, The

In the A.R.T. Project, communication is key as players form an art rescue team working together to recover stolen works of art as they fight against “The White Hand,” an evil corporation that is responsible for these thefts around the globe.Contents...

mostly positive, 71%

Cooperative Game

Burglary and Heists

Card Play Conflict Resolution

Moving Multiple Units

Miniatures themed games with Chaining

An incredible material management and investment game!The restaurant industry in Paris is booming following the inauguration of a new pedestrian square in a district popular with Parisians and tourists from all over the world. The perfect opportunity...

Dinner in Paris

In Godzilla: Tokyo Clash, you play as the Earth's most fearsome Kaiju - Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Megalon - battling for dominance as the most terrifying monster in Japan. With detailed miniatures of the legendary monsters and a modular cityscape...

Godzilla: Tokyo Clash

Chaining games published by Pandasaurus Games

You have entered the Sonoran Desert. A place of vast beauty: technicolor sunsets pop-out over vistas revealing deep canyons, trickling tributaries, and ancient pueblo cliffdwellings. Immerse yourself in the secrets of the desert in this delectably fun...

Trek 12 sends you on a journey through the Himalayas with your friends. Grab your rack and get ready to set new paths and summit these crags. Carefully map the area, plan your routes, and set your lines because these cruxes aren't going to solve themselves...

Chaining games published by Reflexshop

Thingvellir is an expansion for Nidavellir that adds the nomadic clan of Thingvellir to the game as a new recruiting location: the Camp. Along with this new location are Mercenary cards, Artifact cards, and 6 new heroes.

The magic show is about to start, but chaos reigns behind the curtain! Rabbits are hopping everywhere and hats are rolling on the floor!In Magic Rabbit, players collaborate under a time limit to put rabbits and hats back in a precise order. 1. Get the...

A long time ago, empires competed for territory, resources, and power. Nowadays, these empires are aimless; everything's been done before. But a new frontier has been discovered! Scouts have reported there's a new world just below the surface, filled...

During the reign of Emperor Yao, the people of ancient China were constantly plagued by deadly floods along the Yellow River. Eager to put an end to the devastation, Yao selected Gun, one of his officials, to devise a plan. After nine years of failed...

Chaining and Static Capture games

Great Plains

Our ancient ancestors created images on the walls of caves to tell stories about the world around them and the animals they shared it with - and perhaps they, like you, played games to make those stories come to life...Great Plains is a mysterious game...

mostly positive, 72%

Territory Building

Area Majority / Influence

Environmental themed games with Chaining

Wood or Wood Not?

Endeavor: Deep Sea (Standard Edition)

Forest Shuffle: Alpine Expansion

Chaining games designed by Mathieu Bossu

By the end of the 1001st night, the sultan Shahryar wishes to build the new realm of Almadi to honor the intelligence and wisdom of his wife Sheherazade. As the sultan’s advisor, you are the architect of this great work. Design a thriving territory ...

Almadi - Sheherezade's Realm

By the end of the 1001st night, the sultan Shahryar wishes to build the new realm of Almadi to honor the intelligence and wisdom of his wife Sheherazade. As the sultan’s advisor, you are the architect of this great work. Design a thriving territory ...

Almadi - Sheherezade's Realm

Chaining games published by Road to Infamy Games

Fromage

You are a French cheesemaker in the early 20th century making, aging, and selling your artisanal cheeses. Become the most prestigious cheesemaker in all of France by running a highly successful creamery and crafting exceptional cheese.Fromage is a simultaneou...

mostly positive, 77%

Area Majority / Influence

Chaining and End Game Bonuses games

Even behind the appearance of the most serene and romantic residential neighborhood lies fierce competition between construction companies to build it!Grab the most prestigious plots of land and build beautiful houses, but don't forget the requirements...

County Tipperary in Ireland: You live in a small town amidst lush green meadows, extensive bogs, and impressive hills. In the surrounding countryside, you find mystical stone circles and medieval ruins, build new pastures for your flocks of sheep, and...