Draft:Abstract tabletop games

An abstract tabletop game is a type of tabletop game that has minimal or no narrative theme. These include abstract strategy games which are purely based on player strategy such as Go, chess , checkers or draughts , and Shōbu. They also include games that involve an element of luck and chance such as Dominos, backgammon. They also include games of dexterity such as Carrom, SlingPuck, Crokinole , Jenga and Suspend.

Abstract Strategy Games
These abstract strategy games include combinatorial games where the outcome determined only by player choice (with minimal or no randomness), and in which each player has perfect information about the game. Examples of these include the following:


 * Chess
 * Checkers or draughts
 * Go
 * Quarto
 * Reversi or Othello
 * Quantik
 * Squadro
 * Quoridor
 * Quixo
 * Pylos
 * Qawale
 * The GIPF project games (GIPF, TZAAR, DVONN, YINSH, PÜNCT, and ZÈRTZ)
 * Abalone
 * Halma (Chinese Checkers)
 * Mancala

Games with randomizers
These include games where the player's action is determined by game randomizers such as dice. Examples of these include the following:


 * Tables games such as Backgammon, Mahbousah and Tawla 31 (Maghribiyah)
 * Royal game of Ur
 * Senet
 * Jakaroo

Drafting games
These include games where a player's tokens are determined by drafting from a deck of playing cards or stack of token. These include the following:


 * Dominos
 * Poker

Games of dexterity
These include games that involve dexterity as a major element in determining the outcome. Examples of these include:


 * Carrom
 * SlingPuck
 * Crokinole
 * Jenga
 * Suspend