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In the group Victory condition.

The game ends, but nobody wins or loses. You stop and look at what you made or what happened, and talk about it if you like.

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call and response + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players answer each other with no winner, and simply stop when the chain feels done.
playing in silence + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players play in silence with no winner, and stop when it feels done.
change the rules + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players change the rules with no winner, just to see what the game becomes.
no objective + roll and move drafted not checked yet
Players roll and move around the board, with no finish line and no winner.
no objective + drafting drafted not checked yet
Players pick cards from a shared row to make something, and nobody wins.
no objective + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid for things they want to keep, with no winner at the end.
no objective + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Players push their luck to see what happens, with nothing to win or lose overall.
no objective + area control drafted not checked yet
Players spread across a map with no winner, and look at the map they made together.
no objective + worker placement drafted not checked yet
Players place workers to build something together or apart, and nobody wins.
no objective + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Players build patterns for their own sake, like a calm landscape.
no objective + hand management drafted not checked yet
Players play cards from their hands to make something, without any winner.
no objective + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Players play tricks without counting them, just to enjoy the cards.
no objective + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players make deals with each other just to see what they can arrange.
no objective + set collection drafted not checked yet
Players collect sets they like, with no score at the end.
no objective + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Players place tiles to build a landscape and then simply look at it.
no objective + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player makes their own thing beside the others, with no winner.
no objective + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Players clash without anything to win, so fights are only for their own sake.
no objective + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Players change a shared board with no winner, noticing how their moves touch others.
no objective + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players work together on something with no win or loss, such as drawing pictures and praising each other's.
no objective + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players work together with small private aims, but nobody wins.
no objective + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Teams play against each other but nobody is declared the winner.
no objective + traitor drafted not checked yet
A traitor works against the group, but nobody wins, and the group talks afterwards about what happened.
no objective + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Players exchange moves by post with no winner, like a long correspondence.
no objective + absent player drafted not checked yet
Players play beside an absent player with no winner, thinking about who is missing.
no objective + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Dice and cards decide what happens, and nobody wins or loses.
no objective + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Luck sets up each turn, players make small choices, and nobody wins.
no objective + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Players use skill and a little luck to make something, with no score.
no objective + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players use skill to make something, but nobody judges who did it most cleverly.
no objective + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Players throw dice or draw cards and talk about what the signs might mean, with no winner.
no objective + attunement drafted not checked yet
Players try to act together by sensing each other, and nobody wins or loses.
no objective + full information drafted not checked yet
Everything is visible and nobody wins, so players can just look at the whole game.
no objective + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players hold hidden cards and play them with no score, revealing things over time.
no objective + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Players hide roles, but there is no winning side, only the reveal at the end.
no objective + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players work out a hidden fact for its own sake, with no prize for being first.
no objective + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players bluff for fun, and nobody keeps score.
no objective + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
Players try to discover a secret rule just for the joy of finding it.
no objective + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player knows something and hints at it, and nobody wins or loses when it is guessed.
no objective + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players run a model of a real system with no winner, watching what happens.
no objective + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Players act out roles in a real situation with no winner, then talk about it.
no objective + shared resource drafted not checked yet
Players use a shared resource with no winner, and see what is left at the end.
no objective + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
Players act and watch effects arrive later, with no winner.
no objective + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players try a new rule with no winner, only to see what it changes.
no objective + debrief drafted not checked yet
Players play with no winner and talk afterwards about what happened.
no objective + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
Players make permanent changes to the game with no winner, leaving a record of what they did.
no objective + real-time span drafted not checked yet
The game runs over days or weeks with nothing to win, and players simply keep it going.
role-play + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players act out characters with no winner, and stop when the story feels done.
dexterity + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players stack and balance just for the joy of it, with no winner.
drawing the map + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players draw a world together with no winner, and look at it at the end.
game master + no objective drafted not checked yet
The game master runs a world with no goal, and players simply live in it.
public game + no objective drafted not checked yet
A public game with no winner, where people play and move on.
dice tell the story + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players roll on tables and enjoy the story that comes out, with no winner.
map revealed as you go + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players explore the hidden map just to see what is there.
rules make an argument + no objective drafted not checked yet
Having no winner makes a point about why people compete.
stakes outside the game + no objective drafted not checked yet
Nothing is won, but what happens still carries into how players feel about each other.
points stand for values + no objective drafted not checked yet
Points are counted but nobody wins, so players see the points for what they are.
rehearse a future + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players live in a future world with no winner, to see how it feels.
take turns + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players act in order with nothing to win, and the turns give the play a shape.
everyone at once + no objective drafted not checked yet
Everyone plays at once with nothing to win, as in Exquisite Corpse.
no turns + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players do as they like with nothing to win.
timed turns + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players act under a clock with nothing to win.
sedated + no objective drafted not checked yet
Slow play with nothing to win, like a quiet pastime.
accelerated + no objective drafted not checked yet
Play speeds up with nothing to win.
excited · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective works against the feeling excited.
clever · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective works against the feeling tense.
together · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective supports the feeling thoughtful.
fast · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · no objective drafted not checked yet
no objective supports the feeling friendly.
Exquisite Corpse — draw a body nobody planned not checked yet
Concealment makes collaboration surprising. It shows how hiding information between players can produce something nobody could have made alone, and a game with no winner that people still want to play again.
Consequences — a story written blind not checked yet
A fixed sequence of prompts is a story's structure; the players only fill it in. It shows how much of a narrative game comes from its frame rather than its players.