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Abstract strategy game
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<p>An abstract strategy game is a type of <a href="/facts/Strategy_game/96bumhg6">strategy game</a> that has minimal or no <a href="/facts/Theme_(narrative)/fdhwHVdd">narrative theme</a>, an outcome determined only by player choice (with minimal or no <a href="/facts/Randomness/QJQBoEX5">randomness</a>), and in which each player has <a href="/facts/Perfect_information/bouFdU4l">perfect information</a> about the game. For example, <a href="/facts/Go_(game)/1fKhemww">Go</a> is a pure abstract strategy game since it fulfills all three criteria; <a href="/facts/Chess/47ykvkHF">chess</a> and related games are nearly so but feature a recognizable theme of ancient warfare; and <a href="/facts/Stratego/pV1BLD2J">Stratego</a> is borderline since it is deterministic, loosely based on 19th-century <a href="/facts/Napoleonic_tactics/JfJaGXvB">Napoleonic warfare</a>, and features concealed information. </p>