Game mechanics/Area Control & Area Influence

Area Control and Area Influence are mechanisms used in board game design. Typically area control is awarded to the player who has most or a majority of pieces in any given area. In this way, it can be viewed as a sub-category of Auction/Bidding as players can increase their "bids" for any specific area by placing more pieces there.

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Games using Area Control & Area Influence

Game mechanics
Types of Mechanic	Board \| Cards \| Resource Management \| Role Playing \| Unit Placement
Board	Area Control & Area Influence \| Area Enclosure \| Area Movement \| Hex-and-Counter \| Modular Board \| Pick-up and Deliver \| Point to Point Movement \| Rondel \| Tile Placement \|
Cards	Deck Construction \| Card Dealing \| Card Drafting \| Card Drawing \| Card Driven Campaign/Battle \| Hand Management
Role Playing	Acting \| Auction & Bidding \| Character Development \| Co-operative Play \| Dialogue \| Riddle Solving \| Role Playing \| Storytelling
Unit Placement	Secret Unit Deployment \| Worker Placement
Part of Board Game Design. See also Gameplay