dexterity

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In the group Core mechanic.

Idea from Dhruv Jani.

Your hands decide what happens: flicking, stacking, balancing or throwing. In Jenga you pull blocks out of a tower without toppling it; in carrom you flick the striker.

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role-play + dexterity drafted not checked yet
Characters act through physical feats, such as balancing a tower to cross a bridge.
dexterity + roll and move drafted not checked yet
You roll to move, and some spaces ask you to flick, stack or balance something.
dexterity + drafting drafted not checked yet
Players pick pieces from a shared pool, then have to place or stack them by hand.
dexterity + bidding drafted not checked yet
Players bid for the right to attempt a feat, and the winner has to pull it off.
dexterity + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Players keep stacking or flicking for more, but one wobble loses it all, as in a falling tower.
dexterity + area control drafted not checked yet
Players flick or slide pieces onto areas of the board to hold them.
dexterity + worker placement drafted not checked yet
Players place workers by tossing or sliding them onto action spaces.
dexterity + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Players build a shape by stacking or balancing pieces.
dexterity + hand management drafted not checked yet
Players choose which card to play, and the card says which feat they try.
dexterity + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Players win tricks by a small feat, such as flicking a card closest to a line.
dexterity + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players trade help, such as steadying a tower for someone in exchange for a favour.
dexterity + set collection drafted not checked yet
Players collect pieces by catching, flicking or picking them up quickly.
dexterity + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Players place tiles by sliding or dropping them, and they stay where they land.
dexterity + call and response drafted not checked yet
One player does a feat, and the next has to copy it or answer with another.
dexterity + playing in silence drafted not checked yet
Players stack or balance without speaking, reading each other's hands.
dexterity + change the rules drafted not checked yet
A player who succeeds at a feat can change a rule.
dexterity + drawing the map drafted not checked yet
Players draw the map with eyes closed or by flicking ink, so the world is shaped by hands.
dexterity + race to finish drafted not checked yet
Players race by flicking pieces along a track, the first to the end winning.
dexterity + most points drafted not checked yet
Players score points for feats, such as how high they stack.
dexterity + last standing drafted not checked yet
Players drop out when their feat fails, until one remains.
dexterity + cooperative survival drafted not checked yet
Players together keep something standing, such as a tower, and lose if it falls.
dexterity + shared objective drafted not checked yet
Players build one thing together by hand.
dexterity + hidden personal goal drafted not checked yet
Each player secretly aims for a different feat while building with others.
dexterity + narrative completion drafted not checked yet
Each feat moves a story on, such as building a bridge the characters cross.
dexterity + no objective drafted not checked yet
Players stack and balance just for the joy of it, with no winner.
dexterity + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player sets their own feat to try, such as how high to stack.
dexterity + one loser drafted not checked yet
The player whose move makes the tower fall loses, and everyone else is safe.
dexterity + keep the game going drafted not checked yet
Players try to keep a tower or a rally going as long as they can, together.
dexterity + cannot be won drafted not checked yet
The feat is made so that it always fails in the end, and players see how long they can last.
dexterity + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player builds or flicks on their own, side by side.
dexterity + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Players flick pieces at each other's pieces to knock them away.
dexterity + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Players' pieces bump into each other on a shared board.
dexterity + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The whole group does a feat together against the game.
dexterity + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players build together but each gains from where pieces land.
dexterity + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Teams compete at feats.
dexterity + traitor drafted not checked yet
One player secretly tries to make the group's feat fail.
dexterity + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Players post photos of their feats to each other over weeks.
dexterity + absent player drafted not checked yet
Players try to beat a feat left by someone who is not there, such as a record height.
dexterity + game master drafted not checked yet
One player sets the feats and judges whether they succeed.
dexterity + public game drafted not checked yet
Feats are done in a public place, and passers-by try too, as in street games.
dexterity + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Feats are hard to control, so luck decides most results.
dexterity + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Luck sets the feat and skill decides whether you manage it.
dexterity + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Steady hands decide most outcomes, with a bit of luck in what is attempted.
dexterity + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Only steady hands decide who wins.
dexterity + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
Where a thrown piece lands is read as a sign.
dexterity + attunement drafted not checked yet
Players do a feat together by sensing each other's movements, such as lifting something as one.
dexterity + dice tell the story drafted not checked yet
A roll decides which feat comes next in the story.
dexterity + full information drafted not checked yet
Everyone can see every piece and every wobble.
dexterity + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players hold cards that say which feat they will try, revealed when they play.
dexterity + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
One player secretly has a different aim with their feats.
dexterity + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players work out a hidden fact from how pieces fall or where they land.
dexterity + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players claim they will manage a feat, and others bet on whether they can.
dexterity + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
A secret rule decides which feats count, and players learn it by trying.
dexterity + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player knows the target and can only hint, while others try the feat.
dexterity + map revealed as you go drafted not checked yet
Players flick a piece to explore, and the area where it lands is revealed.
dexterity + model a system drafted not checked yet
A balancing structure stands for a real system, such as a fragile supply chain.
dexterity + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Each role has a different feat, showing how hard different jobs are.
dexterity + shared resource drafted not checked yet
Players take pieces from a shared stack without toppling it, as in a fragile shared supply.
dexterity + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
A feat done now weakens the structure for later turns.
dexterity + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players try a new rule for feats, such as using only one hand, to see what changes.
dexterity + debrief drafted not checked yet
After the feats, players talk about how it felt to try and fail.
dexterity + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
Pieces that fall are lost for later games, so the game wears down.
dexterity + real-time span drafted not checked yet
Players add one piece a day to a shared structure, and it grows or falls over weeks.
dexterity + rules make an argument drafted not checked yet
The feats are made to say something, such as stacking harder for some players than others.
dexterity + stakes outside the game drafted not checked yet
Something real rides on a feat, such as who washes up after.
dexterity + points stand for values drafted not checked yet
Points for feats stand for something real, such as effort at work, and players notice what gets counted.
dexterity + rehearse a future drafted not checked yet
Players practise a task they may face later, such as building together by hand.
take turns + dexterity drafted not checked yet
One player flicks, stacks or throws while everyone else watches.
everyone at once + dexterity drafted not checked yet
Everyone flicks, stacks or throws at the same moment.
no turns + dexterity drafted not checked yet
Everyone flicks, stacks or grabs at once, whenever they can.
timed turns + dexterity drafted not checked yet
Each flick or stack has a few seconds.
sedated + dexterity drafted not checked yet
Each physical move is made slowly and carefully, as in Jenga.
accelerated + dexterity drafted not checked yet
Physical moves have to get faster as the game goes on.
excited · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity supports the feeling excited.
clever · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity works against the feeling clever.
silly · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity supports the feeling silly.
tense · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity supports the feeling tense.
together · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling in charge.
surprised · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity supports the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity supports the feeling careful.
daring · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · dexterity drafted not checked yet
dexterity neither supports nor works against the feeling friendly.
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.