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The term is also used to distinguish Role-playing Game s from Role-playing Video Game s, although role-playing games do not require a playing surface. TYPES Tabletop games can be classified according to the attributes utilised: Games like Chess and Draughts are examples of games belonging to the board game category. Other games, however, use various attributes and can not be classified unambigiously (e.g. Monopoly utilises a board as well as dice and cards). CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO ELEMENTS OF CHANCE Alternatively, a more systematic classification results when distinguishing tabletop games according to the elements of chance involved. Two fundamentally different elements of chance can play a role in a game: chance due to outcome uncertainty (e.g. due to dice rolls or due to unknown cards being dealt during the game), and chance due to state uncertainty (e.g. due to the opponent's position or cards not being visible, or due to the simultaneous move character of the game). Games in which outcome uncertainty plays a role are referred to as stochastic games (as opposed to deterministic games), and games in which state uncertainty plays a role are referred to as partial (or imperfect) information games (as opposed to full information games). Examples of the chance classification for some well-known tabletop games are given in below table. ORGANIZATIONS Many colleges have student run organizations pertaining solely to table top gaming. The Collegiate Association Of Table Top Gamers is one such organization that has a few chapters at different schools. SEE ALSO |
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