The Family Tree of Games

by rules & objective

Map Atlas Family tree

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Objectives

About

A taxonomy of ~330 games by the question what are you actually trying to do? Two games share a branch when their core rules and win conditions are structurally similar — regardless of whether you play with cards, controllers or a ball.

Reading the tree

Nine top-level objectives branch into 33 leaves. Each leaf is one structural way of winning. Hover any game for details.