Games won by logically narrowing down hidden information through structured guesses, covering Battleship and Cluedo. Belongs here: games whose central mechanic is deduction from a sequence of guesses or clues. Does not belong here: open-ended party guessing games without a formal deduction structure, grouped under Party and Word Games.
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What distinguishes Deduction and Guessing Games from Party and Word Games?
The dividing line is a formal deduction structure, present in Battleship and Cluedo but absent from open-ended party guessing games.
Deduction and Guessing Games covers games won by logically narrowing down hidden information through structured guesses, such as Battleship and Cluedo. Open-ended party guessing games without a formal deduction structure are grouped instead under Party and Word Games, so the dividing line is whether the guessing follows a structured deduction process.
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