AwesomeLowlanderM to Board Games@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 18 hours agoWhat is an 'eurogame' in today's scene?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an 'eurogame' in today's scene?AwesomeLowlanderM to Board Games@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareryathallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 hours agoI think it’s still a useful term there’s always some outliers for individual points, but a eurogame hits most of these. limited player interaction, and generally only indirect action. players aren’t eliminated player choice and action is the primary source of randomization. theme and gameplay tend to be less integrated. more symmetrical gameplay focused more on few in depth mechanics than wider variety of mechanics It may not necessarily mean a game is European or German as much anymore, but it’s useful to denote the experience you can expect from a game.
I think it’s still a useful term there’s always some outliers for individual points, but a eurogame hits most of these.
It may not necessarily mean a game is European or German as much anymore, but it’s useful to denote the experience you can expect from a game.