Chits are a type of wargame counter that are generally not directly representational but used for the following purposes:

• Tracking, being placed on a numeric runner to indicate turn status, as in some rule variants for Squad Leader. A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. Boardgame counters are usually small cardboard squares moved around on the map of a wargame to represent armies, Military units or individual Squad Leader is a tactical level Board wargame originally published by Avalon Hill in 1977. In Axis & Allies Revised Edition, chits can be used to track air unit movement, indicating how many spaces fighters or bombers can move after combat. Axis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy Board games with nearly two million copies printed
• Randomization or chit drawing, as in Air Baron, where at the start of each round, one color-coded chit per player is placed in a cup. Air Baron is an economic Strategy game published by Avalon Hill in 1996. The chits are drawn sequentially to determine the current order of play. Chit drawing is also used in Air Baron to pay income. Every purchased airline spoke, plus all hubs, have a unique chit placed in a cup. At the start of every turn, the player randomly draws two chits, paying the owner appropriately. Chits are replaced at the end of each round.
• Fog of war, with some chits marked with question marks or placed over unit chits, allowing the opposing player to see where opposing forces are but hiding the type of unit.
• Terrain attributes, where numeric chits are randomly distributed over the terrain to indicate the frequency that resources are available in Settlers of Catan. Settlers of Catan is a multiplayer Board game designed by Klaus Teuber.

Sample image of a boardgame, showing boardgame counters. Boardgame counters are usually small cardboard squares moved around on the map of a wargame to represent armies, Military units or individual The counters at right on the Activation Track are often referred to as chits. In this particular game, Ambush!, they are drawn at random for a specific purpose, but serve no representational purpose in the game itself, as the counters on the hexagons do. Ambush! is a man-to-man Wargame developed by Avalon Hill. It was released under Avalon's Victory Games label and was developed by

Examples

• Advanced Squad Leader: solid red and solid black coloured chits are drawn to determine battery access for offboard artillery. Advanced Squad Leader (ASL is a tactical-level Board wargame that simulates actions of approximately company or Battalion
• Ambush!: as shown above, lettered chits are drawn to determine the order in which individual game characters may receive turns
• Sniper!: used coloured chits with numbers on them to determine which side received a turn, and which game characters on that side, by comparing a recorded activation level against the number on the chit