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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 3235<br />
| date = April 20, 2026<br />
| title = Types of Board Game<br />
| image = types_of_board_game_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 501x1161px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = I can't believe Candles of Vienna caved to commercial pressure and added the Goku expansion.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|This page was created by a member of the Congress of Vienna in 1814. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br />
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This comic is about types of board games.<br />
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{|<br />
| Boring || This is a very simplistic and boring board game style, where the players simply move around the board aimlessly.<br />
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| Abstract || This board game has more abstract tones, with less of a tangible goal.<br />
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| Hyperspecific Theme || This board game takes place on a specific date and time, and appears to have little room for flexibility. The {{w|Congress of Vienna}} was a gathering of diplomats from many different countries at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. There exists an actual boardgame about the Congress of Vienna, see https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296578/congress-of-vienna, but it has nothing to do with lighting candles.<br />
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| Overcomplicated ||<br />
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| Cooperative ||<br />
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| Branded ||<br />
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| Party ||<br />
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| Social Deduction ||<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br />
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[There are 8 cells, each with a different type of board game.]<br />
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Boring<br />
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Megan: Each turn, roll a die and move your token. Turns proceed clockwise around the table until we get bored and go home.<br />
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Abstract<br />
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Cueball: Each turn, you can place any number of red triangles or blue squares on a hexagon, or move any hexagon to a...<br />
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Hyperspecific Theme<br />
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Megan: It's October 2, 1814. The Congress of Vienna convenes. You are each in charge of distributing and lighting candles for the opening ball, which was held at these three locations...<br />
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