Game mechanics/Area Control & Area Influence

Area Control and Area Influence are mechanisms used in board game design. Typically area control is awarded to the player who has most or a majority of pieces in any given area. In this way, it can be viewed as a sub-category of Auction/Bidding as players can increase their "bids" for any specific area by placing more pieces there.

Links to Boardgame geek

 * Boardgamegeek: Area Control/Area Influence

Games using Area Control & Area Influence

 * AufRUHR!
 * Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
 * Imperial 2030
 * Liberté
 * El Grande