set your own goal

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In the group Victory condition.

Each player decides what doing well means for them, before the game or after it. One player may be happy to save a single piece; another wants to save every one.

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call and response + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Players answer each other, and each decides afterwards what a satisfying chain was for them.
playing in silence + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player sets their own aim and plays towards it without speaking.
change the rules + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player changes the rules towards what they want the game to be.
set your own goal + roll and move drafted not checked yet
Players roll and move, and each decides what a satisfying journey would be, such as visiting every corner.
set your own goal + drafting drafted not checked yet
Players pick from a shared row towards an aim they chose themselves.
set your own goal + bidding drafted not checked yet
Each player bids for what matters to their own aim, so prices show what people value.
set your own goal + push your luck drafted not checked yet
Each player decides how much risk fits their own aim, then pushes or stops.
set your own goal + area control drafted not checked yet
Each player chooses which areas matter to them, rather than chasing the most.
set your own goal + worker placement drafted not checked yet
Players place workers towards aims they set, such as building one thing or helping others.
set your own goal + pattern building drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what pattern they want to make and builds towards it.
set your own goal + hand management drafted not checked yet
Players decide what they want from their hand, and play it towards that.
set your own goal + trick-taking drafted not checked yet
Each player decides how many tricks or which tricks they want, and aims for that.
set your own goal + negotiation drafted not checked yet
Players negotiate towards aims they chose, so each deal serves a different purpose.
set your own goal + set collection drafted not checked yet
Each player decides which sets matter to them and collects those.
set your own goal + tile placement drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what part of the map they want to make and builds towards it.
set your own goal + solo in parallel drafted not checked yet
Each player works on their own aim side by side, without affecting the others.
set your own goal + direct confrontation drafted not checked yet
Each player chooses their own aim, but others can attack to stop it.
set your own goal + indirect via board drafted not checked yet
Players chase their own aims on a shared board, affecting each other by accident.
set your own goal + fully cooperative drafted not checked yet
The group works together, and each player decides what success would mean for them.
set your own goal + semi-cooperative drafted not checked yet
Players cooperate while each keeps an aim they set themselves.
set your own goal + team vs team drafted not checked yet
Each team decides what winning means for itself.
set your own goal + traitor drafted not checked yet
Players set their own aims, but one player secretly aims to stop the group's aims.
set your own goal + playing by letter drafted not checked yet
Players write to each other with aims they chose, such as learning something or telling a story.
set your own goal + absent player drafted not checked yet
Players set aims connected to someone absent, such as finishing what an earlier player began.
set your own goal + mostly chance drafted not checked yet
Luck decides most of what happens, and each player decides how they feel about the result.
set your own goal + chance with mitigation drafted not checked yet
Luck sets up each turn and players steer towards aims they chose.
set your own goal + skill with luck drafted not checked yet
Players use skill towards their own aims, with a little luck.
set your own goal + mostly skill drafted not checked yet
Players set a challenge for themselves and use skill to meet it.
set your own goal + chance read as a sign drafted not checked yet
A thrown sign suggests an aim, and each player decides what it means for them.
set your own goal + attunement drafted not checked yet
Players sense each other and set aims that fit what the group seems to want.
set your own goal + full information drafted not checked yet
Each player's aim and progress is open for all to see.
set your own goal + hidden hands drafted not checked yet
Players chase aims they chose with hidden cards, revealing both at the end.
set your own goal + hidden identity drafted not checked yet
Players hide both who they are and what they aim for.
set your own goal + deduction drafted not checked yet
Players try to work out each other's chosen aims from their moves.
set your own goal + bluffing drafted not checked yet
Players claim aims that may not be true, and others decide whether to believe them.
set your own goal + rules you discover drafted not checked yet
Players set aims while still discovering what the rules allow.
set your own goal + one knows, cannot say drafted not checked yet
One player knows something, and others set aims based on the hints they get.
set your own goal + model a system drafted not checked yet
Players run a model of a real system, and each decides what outcome they care about, such as fairness or growth.
set your own goal + stakeholder roles drafted not checked yet
Each role decides its own aim, as people in real situations do.
set your own goal + shared resource drafted not checked yet
Each player decides how much of a shared resource they want, and the group sees what is left.
set your own goal + delayed effects drafted not checked yet
Players set aims whose results show only later.
set your own goal + try a rule drafted not checked yet
Players try a new rule and each decides what they want to learn from it.
set your own goal + debrief drafted not checked yet
Players say afterwards what they aimed for and whether they feel they reached it.
set your own goal + irreversible change drafted not checked yet
Players set aims that leave permanent marks on the game.
set your own goal + real-time span drafted not checked yet
Players set aims for a game that runs over days or weeks.
role-play + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what their character wants and whether they got it.
dexterity + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player sets their own feat to try, such as how high to stack.
drawing the map + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what they want to add to the world.
game master + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player tells the game master what they want, and the world responds.
public game + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Passers-by decide their own aim in an open public game.
dice tell the story + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what they want from the story the dice tell.
map revealed as you go + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what they hope to find.
rules make an argument + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Letting players set their goals makes a point about what success means.
stakes outside the game + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Players set real goals for themselves through the game.
points stand for values + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what their points stand for.
rehearse a future + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player decides what they want to try in the future world.
take turns + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Each player pursues a goal they chose, one turn at a time.
everyone at once + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Everyone pursues their own chosen goal at the same time.
no turns + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Players chase their own chosen goals at their own speed.
timed turns + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Players chase their own goals under a clock.
sedated + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Players pursue their own goals at a slow, chosen pace.
accelerated + set your own goal drafted not checked yet
Players chase their goals faster as the game goes on.
excited · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling excited.
clever · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling clever.
silly · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling silly.
tense · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling tense.
together · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling together.
sneaky · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling sneaky.
lucky · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling lucky.
in charge · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal supports the feeling in charge.
surprised · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling surprised.
thoughtful · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling thoughtful.
fast · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling fast.
unfair in a fun way · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling unfair in a fun way.
careful · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling careful.
daring · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal neither supports nor works against the feeling daring.
friendly · set your own goal drafted not checked yet
set your own goal supports the feeling friendly.