No Win Situation - a look at victory conditions in board games (Topic Discussion)

Whether we play competitive or cooperative games, we all expect
someone to be the winner. Even if it's "the game" who wins in a
cooperative game. In fact, there is usually a single winner or a
team in team games. Most games will list one or multiple
tie-breakers to decide who is the ultimate winner. So the idea of
victory conditions has become second nature to most of us in the
board game hobby. Yet, there are games that don't elect a winner
and in this article, I want to talk about what this might feel
like.


Read the full article here:
https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/12/26/no-win-situation-a-look-at-victory-conditions-in-board-games-topic-discussion/


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