Tabletop Glossary
Welcome adventurers, to the tabletop – where deck building has nothing to do with the patio, and worker placement isn’t part of a recruitment agency. If the terminology used to describe the games we know and love can feel like trying to learn a new language, let our glossary demystify the terminology, and have you speaking tabletop in no time at all
Words by Emma Garrett
CO-OP/COOPERATIVE
Definition: A game where you work together to beat the game itself, or improve on previous scores.
There are two types of board gamers. Those who love playing, not phased by winning or losing. And those who don’t believe the first type exists. Whether your table has sore losers, sore winners, or just finds removing competition increases their enjoyment, cooperative games have shaken up the possibilities. In a co-op game, it’s you and me against the world. There is still the exhilaration of overcoming challenges and the ever-present risk of missing the mark, but here both success and failure are a team achievement.