Resource Gathering

Resource Gathering Games:
• The Mechanism: The act of acquiring physical tokens or tracking values representing raw materials (like wood, stone, food, or gold) from the game board.
• Gameplay: Players roll dice, visit map spaces, or play cards to gather raw assets. This mechanism is almost always the baseline foundation for a larger economy, feeding directly into crafting, trading, or building systems.
• Example Board Games: Catan, Century: Spice Road, Splendor, Stone Age, Jamaica