Eurogame
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A style of board game originating in Germany, characterized by simple rules, short to medium playtimes, indirect player interaction, abstract physical components, emphasis on strategy over luck or conflict, and economic themes.
"In America, where classics like Monopoly dominate, Eurogames still have an avidly geeky following."
- 2 Alternative form of Eurogame. alt-of, alternative
"The game [Settlers of Catan] achieved a huge success: it received the “Game of the Year” award of the German game critics, and it was the first “eurogame” to become widely popular outside Germany, […]"
Example
More examples"In America, where classics like Monopoly dominate, Eurogames still have an avidly geeky following."
Etymology
From Euro- + game. The term was coined by Dave Howell in 1995 while he was working at Wizards of the Coast, as an alternative to the then-standard term German game.
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