Editing Abstract strategy game (section)

{{Short description|Mental skill based games}}
[[File:Go (13×13) -- 2021 -- 6741.jpg|thumb|The abstract strategy game of [[Go (game)|Go]]]]
An '''abstract strategy game''' is a type of [[strategy game]] that has minimal or no [[theme (narrative)|narrative theme]], an outcome determined only by player choice (with minimal or no [[randomness]]), and in which each player has [[perfect information]] about the game.<ref name="bgg1">{{cite web |title=Abstract_Games |url=https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Abstract_Games |website=BoardGameGeek}}</ref><ref name="Reale">{{cite web|last=Reale|first=Cesco|date=2022|title=Redefining the Abstract|publisher=Abstract Games Magazine |access-date=October 15, 2024|url=https://www.abstractgames.org/abstractdefinition.html}}</ref> For example, [[Go (game)|Go]] is a pure abstract strategy game since it fulfills all three criteria; [[chess]] and related games are nearly so but feature a recognizable theme of ancient warfare; and [[Stratego]] is borderline since it is deterministic, loosely based on 19th-century [[Napoleonic tactics|Napoleonic warfare]], and features concealed information.