Randomly taking card from another player's hand.

Game of Thrones LCG uses it as part of their "Intrigue" mechanic.

Cosmic Encounter uses it as part of their "Compensation" mechanic.

Magic: The Gathering has it on some of their cards...here's a website on them: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?page=0&text=+%5Bdi...

Those are pretty solid games that use that mechanic.

I'm not sure if it's JUST taking cards from the opponent's hand that's that whole game. I'm pretty sure it's at least half; you'll need to play the cards at some point...stealing just to steal is just pointless. You gotta use the cards eventually.

The Game of Thrones LCG (like I mentioned it before) uses it as a third of their "combat" mechanic were if you win with Intrigue, you take cards from their hand along with Power (taking "power" tokens from the opponent) and Military (eliminating players from the game). So if the OP i looking for something where the steal mechanic is a big part of the game, that's the best bet.

You have two (2) choices:

1. A Blog entry (my preference)
2. A Journal entry

#1 is just a series of Blogs you can post about your game(s).

#2 is a way of organizing the message you post and how to follow them.

I am not too familiar with #2... So if the Blog format is not adequate enough for you. Post a thread asking about how to setup and maintain a journal. @isamseph (Joseph) has done it, you might want to PM (Private Message) him directly... Or like I said post a thread and see who replies.

Cheers.

You might want to check out Onitama. It's a simple chess-like game that has you play a movement card, but you give it up to a center area where the opponent replaces it with their movement card on their turn.

It's not really "stealing", but it's a different way of looking at stealing with a bit more strategy in a simple package.

If you're going to put in 7 Wonders, you might as well lump in all games that involve drafting...Blood Rage, 7 Wonders: Duel, Among the Stars, Sushi Go!, Treasure Hunter, etc.

I see your logic in your choice, but I think it's a little out of the range of what the OP is thinking.

I just got hold of a new game, Mythe, where the central mechanic is taking cards from other players' hands in a press-your-luck system.

Sounds like your game is very different, but it just goes to show...

I think it is a good lesson. Just about any game mechanism you can think up, if you describe it in a couple of sentences to enough people, someone will come up with an example where someone has already done something that matches that description. The real thing to remember is that a game is not a mechanism; you put your key mechanism together with others to round out the rest of the game and add your own personal herbs and spices, and end up with something that is distinct from anything else.