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In the group Victory condition.

Nobody wins. The game goes on until one player loses, and everyone else is simply safe.

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call and response + one loser drafted not checked yet
The chain goes on until one player cannot answer, and only that player loses.
playing in silence + one loser drafted not checked yet
Players play in silence until one of them loses.
change the rules + one loser drafted not checked yet
Players change rules to avoid being the one who loses.
one loser + roll and move drafted not checked yet
Players roll and move, and the first to land on a dreaded space loses, while everyone else is safe.
one loser + drafting drafted not checked yet
Players pick from a shared row, trying not to be the one left with the cards that lose.
one loser + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid to avoid an unwanted item, and whoever ends up with it loses.
one loser + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Players push their luck, and the first to bust loses the whole game.
one loser + area control drafted not checked yet
Players spread across the map, and the one squeezed out of every area loses.
one loser + worker placement drafted not checked yet
Players place workers, and the one who runs out of useful spaces loses.
one loser + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Players build patterns, and the one whose pattern breaks first loses.
one loser + hand management drafted not checked yet
Players play cards to avoid being stuck with a losing card.
one loser + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Players avoid taking certain tricks, and whoever takes too many penalty cards loses.
one loser + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players trade and make deals to pass danger to someone else.
one loser + set collection drafted not checked yet
Players collect sets, and the one who completes a dangerous set first loses.
one loser + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Players place tiles, and the one who cannot place a tile loses.
one loser + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player works alone, and the one who fails first loses while others carry on.
one loser + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Players push danger at each other, and whoever cannot push it away loses.
one loser + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Players shape a shared board, and whoever is left with no safe space loses.
one loser + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The group plays together against the game, and if anyone fails, that one player loses.
one loser + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players cooperate to avoid danger, but each quietly hopes someone else ends up with it.
one loser + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Teams play to make one member of the other team the loser.
one loser + traitor drafted not checked yet
A traitor tries to make one honest player lose while the group tries to protect everyone.
one loser + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Players pass danger by post, and whoever holds it at the deadline loses.
one loser + absent player drafted not checked yet
Players try to make sure the danger ends with an absent player rather than themselves.
one loser + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides who loses, and everyone else is safe.
one loser + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Luck brings danger, but players can dodge it with choices.
one loser + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Mostly skill decides who avoids losing, with a little luck.
one loser + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Whoever plays least cleverly loses, and everyone else is safe.
one loser + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign names who carries the loss, and players talk about what it means.
one loser + attunement drafted not checked yet
Players try to act together by sensing each other, and the one out of step loses.
one loser + full information drafted not checked yet
Everyone can see who is in danger, so players work openly to avoid it.
one loser + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players hide the danger in their hands, and whoever is caught holding it loses.
one loser + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
One player secretly carries the danger, and the others try to find out who before it ends.
one loser + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players use clues to avoid the danger, and the one who guesses wrong loses.
one loser + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players pass danger with claims that may be lies, and the one fooled too often loses.
one loser + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
Players try to learn a secret rule, and the one who breaks it most loses.
one loser + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player knows the danger and can only hint, and the one who misreads the hints loses.
one loser + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players act in a model of a real system, and the one left with the least loses, as can happen in real systems.
one loser + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Players play roles, and the role left with the least loses.
one loser + shared resource drafted not checked yet
Players draw from a shared resource, and the one who takes the last of it loses.
one loser + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
Players act, and effects arrive later, so the loser is decided by earlier choices.
one loser + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players try a new rule and see who it leaves as the loser.
one loser + debrief drafted not checked yet
One player loses, then the group talks about how it happened.
one loser + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
The player who loses leaves a permanent mark on the game, such as a torn card.
one loser + real-time span drafted not checked yet
The game runs over days, and the player holding the danger when time runs out loses.
role-play + one loser drafted not checked yet
Characters play until one of them falls, and the others carry on.
dexterity + one loser drafted not checked yet
The player whose move makes the tower fall loses, and everyone else is safe.
drawing the map + one loser drafted not checked yet
Players draw the map until one player's land is cut off, and that player loses.
game master + one loser drafted not checked yet
The game master runs the world until one character falls.
public game + one loser drafted not checked yet
A public game played until one person is caught or out, as in many street games.
dice tell the story + one loser drafted not checked yet
Rolls bring trouble until one player is caught by it.
map revealed as you go + one loser drafted not checked yet
Players explore until one of them reveals a trap and loses.
rules make an argument + one loser drafted not checked yet
Who ends up losing makes a point about who carries the cost.
stakes outside the game + one loser drafted not checked yet
The one player who loses carries a real consequence.
points stand for values + one loser drafted not checked yet
The player with the fewest points loses, and players notice what the count left out.
rehearse a future + one loser drafted not checked yet
Players try a future until one player's plan fails.
take turns + one loser drafted not checked yet
Turn by turn, players dodge the one way to lose.
everyone at once + one loser drafted not checked yet
Everyone acts at once, and whoever slips up loses.
no turns + one loser drafted not checked yet
Everyone acts at their own speed, and the slowest or the one who slips loses.
timed turns + one loser drafted not checked yet
Turns under the clock, and the one who runs out of time loses.
sedated + one loser drafted not checked yet
Slow play towards one loser, each step weighed.
accelerated + one loser drafted not checked yet
Play speeds up until someone slips and loses.
excited · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser supports the feeling excited.
clever · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser supports the feeling tense.
together · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser supports the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · one loser drafted not checked yet
one loser neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.
Gulaam Chor — don't be left with the Jack not checked yet
One loser, no winner, and almost no choices, yet real tension, carried by a single card that can never pair. It shows how a game can work on feeling more than decision.
Spoons — grab a coin when someone makes four not checked yet
A quiet card game that ends in a scramble, with one fewer coin than players. It shows how adding a physical race to a hidden race changes what players watch.
Sim — don't make a triangle not checked yet
A game about avoiding, not achieving. It shows a misère goal, and a mathematical guarantee: with six dots someone must make a triangle, so the game always ends.
Chomp — don't eat the poisoned square not checked yet
The first player can always win, yet on most bars nobody knows how. It shows the difference between knowing a strategy exists and finding it, which is often where play lives.
Kemps — tell your partner without a word not checked yet
Information has to cross between partners through a hidden channel, while the other team tries to read it too. It shows how a game can be about communication itself, and how a forbidden channel (speech) pushes play into another.