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Here's how the new folderization system for tabletop games works:
- Card Games — Collectible: Collectible Card Games. (Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Card Games — Dedicated Deck: Card games using a specific, dedicated deck, and don't fit any of the other categories. (Exploding Kittens, Uno)
- Card Games — Standard Deck: Card games using a traditional 52-card deck or an equivalent. Additional equipment like poker chips is allowed. (Blackjack, Crazy Eights, poker)
- Dexterity Games: Games revolving around a dexterity challenge or a similar physical challenge. (Jenga, Operation)
- Dice Games: Games with dice as the main component. Has two sub-categories, though it's okay to just have a single "Dice Games" folder if there are few or no roll-and-write examples.
- Dice Games — Roll-and-Write: Games that revolve around players rolling dice and noting the results: (Railroad Ink, Yahtzee)
- Dice Games — Other: Other dice games. Non-standard dice are okay. (Liar's Dice, Pass the Pigs)
- Randomize-and-Move: A family game revolving around the Roll-and-Move mechanic or one of its variations like spinning a spinner to move, or drawing a card to move. (Candy Land, The Game of Life, Monopoly)
- Social Games: Games that thrive off of the social interaction they generate between players, whether it's an intense Social Deduction Game or just a party game aiming to create laughs. (Werewolf, Cards Against Humanity)
- Strategy Games — Abstract: Abstract Strategy Games — strategic games with little to no randomness or theming, and which have a minimalist ruleset from which the game's complexity arises. (Connect Four, chess, Go)
- Strategy Games — Eurogames: Eurogames. (Agricola, Catan, Ticket to Ride)
- Strategy Games — Wargames: Wargames. (Diplomacy, Risk, Warhammer 40,000)
- Strategy Games — Other: Strategy games that don't fit any of the above. (Spirit Island, Tsuro)
- Tabletop RPGs: The Tabletop RPG genre. (Dungeons & Dragons, Paranoia)
- Thematic Games: Games where a strong theme drives the experience. Includes American-style games and Narrative Board Games. Can be divided into the following categories:
- Thematic Games — Adventure: Adventure Board Games (Betrayal at House on the Hill, Talisman)
- Thematic Games — Other: Other games with emphasis on theme (Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, T.I.M.E. Stories, Villainous)
- Word Games: Games that revolve around words. (Hangman, Scrabble)
- Other Games: Games that don't fit any of the above. (Rock Paper Scissors)
