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A '''pool-building game''' is a game where the players build a pool of items (e.g. cards or dice) throughout the game. Some or all of the items in their pool have a resource which allows other items to be purchased from a set of items that are not in the players pool. These games have frequent recycling methods to allow the purchased items to be drawn and played later in the game.
== Pool item types == While there are several different types of items used in the pool, like dice or chips, the pool building genre started with Dominion,{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} where players purchase cards from a common area and they get reshuffled into their decks. When the pool item is a card, the type of game is called a deck-building game.
== Examples == * Deck-building: Dominion * Bag-building: The Quacks of Quedlinburg * Dice-building: Quarriors!
==References== <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8lbOBQAAQBAJ&q=%22Quarriors%21%22&pg=PA148 |title=Game Design Theory: A New Philosophy for Understanding Games - Keith Burgun |page=148 |date=2012-08-13 |isbn=9781466554214 |accessdate=2015-10-05|last1=Burgun |first1=Keith }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2664/deck-pool-building |title=Deck / Pool Building | Board Game Mechanic |publisher=BoardGameGeek |date= |accessdate=2015-10-05}}</ref> {{Reflist}}
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