What is deck building?
Deck-building games center on constructing a personal deck of cards over time. Players begin with a small set of weak cards and gradually acquire stronger ones, improving their options and creating combinations.
Key examples of deck building
Dominion introduced the core loop of acquiring and cycling cards, Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure integrates deck-building into a risk-driven dungeon crawl, and Dune: Imperium uses cards to both generate resources and unlock actions.
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How were these games selected?
These games all feature the Deck, Bag, and Pool Building mechanic.
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