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An '''abstract strategy game''' is a [[strategy game]] (i.e. a game in which luck plays a minimal role) that does not rely on a theme.

Play is sometimes said to resemble a series of puzzles the players pose to each other. 

== Description ==

Traditional abstract strategy games will conform to the strictest definition of: 

* A gameboard, card, or tile game in which there is no hidden information
* No non-deterministic elements (such as shuffled cards or dice rolls)
* Usually two players or teams taking a finite number of alternating turns

Many of the world's classic board games fit into this category:

* [[Chess]]
* Nine Men's Morris
* Checkers and draughts
* [[Go]]
* Xiangqi
* Shogi
* Reversi
* Most [[mancala]] variants

== See also ==

* [[Game]]
* [[Game theory]]
* [[Strategy game]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_strategy_game Abstract strategy game] @ Wikipedia

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