Games with productive economies (production cycle), and some comparison games
		Lewis Pulsipher
Game	Source of resources	Resource collection	Resources Used Up	Means of Production (also tends to govern where assets are built)	Limits on Production (other than availability of  resources and means of production)	Resulting Goods ("Assets") (MoDD= Means of Destruction & Defense)	Victory Condition
				Board Games
Risk	Territories and Regions (variable)	None specified (ownership)	None specified	None (agriculture)	None; accumulation economy	Armies (MoDD)	Hold all territories
Diplomacy	Supply Centers (designated territories)	None specified (ownership)	None specified: "supplies"	Supply centers	Supply centers; maintenance economy  (strictly zero-sum)	Armies & fleets (MoDD)	Hold more than half cupply centers
Axis&Allies	Territories (variable)	None specified (ownership)	IPCs	Capitals and Industrial Centers	None (piece maximums rarely apply); accumulation economy	Units (MoDD), Technology, Industrial Centers	Capture cities
Britannia-like games	Territories (two types)	None specified (ownership)	Increase Points	None (agriculture)	Overpopulation; piece maximums fairly often apply (hybrid economy)	Armies (MoDD)	Points for specific territories, other objectives
				Video Games
Warcraft II/III	Gold lodes/mines, forests	Workers	Gold, wood	Buildings (factories)	Maybe a very large piece limit	Units (MoDD), technology, more buildings	Destroy all opposition
Supreme Commander	Resources in the ground	Mines and variations thereof	Energy and mass	ACU (armored command unit) and buildings (factories)	Maybe a very large piece limit	Units (MoDD), technology, more buildings	Destroy all opposition
Starcraft	Mineral nodes, geyers	Mines and variations thereof	Minerals and vespene gas	Buildings (factories)	Maybe a very large piece limit	Units (MoDD), technology, more buildings	Destroy all opposition
Civilization	Land and sea spaces	None specified (ownership)	Various materials	Cities	Maybe a very large piece limit	Units (MoDD), Technology	Destroy all opposition, or reach high technology, or others
Shooters	Enemies	Pick up "drops"	Money	Vendors	Inventory capacity	MoDD, Technology, capabilities	Blow things up/kill things/rise in level
Heroes of Might & Magic 2, 3	Towns, mine locations	Gold generated by owned towns; others from mines in appropriate locations	Gold; later wood, ore, and other materials	Buildings in towns	Maybe a very large piece limit	Variety of units (MoDD), heroes	Destroy all opposition
				Commercial non-Wargames
Settlers of Catan	Hexagons (territories)	Randomized	Sheep, wool, ore, etc.	None	None?	Roads, towns, etc., many of which are victory points	Victory points
Smallworld/Vinci	None	None	None	None	Army maximums	None	Victory points for territores
Carcassonne	None	None	None	None	Meeples available	None	Territories, more or less
Robo Rally	None	None	None	None	None	None	Win the race
Power Grid	Fuels available at increasing prices as more are bought	Powering cities yields money used to purchase	Appropriate fuels for power plants	Power plants (auction); cities (purchase)	Three power plants allowed, city network	Money, can be converted to Cities	Supply power to the most cities when game ends
Puerto Rico	Goods produced	Sale/shipment of goods = money	Money to purchase buildings	Buildings, colonists to work the buildings*	Time, roles	Crops that can be shipped, resulting in money	Victory points for shipping goods and constructing buildings
Agricola	Varies ("the world")	Use actions	Resources, money	The land	Available land, resources, time	Food that can be eaten or sold	A well-rounded farm
Dominion	The pools of cards on the table	Play of cards	Money, except it is only used temporarily, goes back into deck	None	Available cards	Money, victory points	Victory point cards
Hotel Samoa	Random appearance of tourists, facilities	Pricing auction	Tourists ultimately leave	Hotel facilities	None	Money	Money at game end
Mafia/Werewolf/Resistance	None	None	None	None	None	None	Guess roles
				Other Genres of Games
Dungeons & Dragons	Enemies	Pick up "drops"	Money	Vendors, character skills	None	Weapons, magic items, capabilities	None (rise in levels and capabilities)
Magic:the Gathering***	Deck	Draw cards	None	None	None	Cards	Inflict wounds on opponent
				Traditional Games
Chess	Pawns for promotion	Reach the back rank	None	Promotion - end rank	Eliminated piece available	Piece that has been eliminated	Capture specific opponent piece (King)
Go	"The piece supply"		Unlimited pieces	None	One at a time	none	Territory controlled
Monopoly	"The bank"	Pass Go, or get appropriate card	Money which pays for properties, buildings	Land on a property, auction, bank provides buildings	Money and properties (and buildings) available	Money	Money at end
Checkers	checkers	Reach the back rank	None	Kinging - end rank	Pieces	Stronger piece	Wipe out opposition
Tic-Tac-Toe**	Common piece supply	None	X's or O's	None	One at a time	None	Three in a row (pattern)
Scrabble**	Common piece supply	None	Letter pieces	None	Seven tiles	None	Victory points
Chinese checkers	None	None	None	None	None	None	Race
Backgammon	None	None	None	None	None	None	Race
Pachesi	None	None	None	None	None	None	Race
						Other possible assets:
* I list colonists with means of production in Puerto Rico because they are not "used up" the way resources are.						Mobility
** there is not  a production cycle in these games because nothing can be altered by players						Turn order
*** "lands" could be thought of as short-term means of production						Action points