MANY modern eurogames are as messy as hell and feature an everything-but-the-kitchen sink approach to mechanics. Area control, card drafting, tile drawing, picking random cards, auctions and more are now routinely tossed into a single eurogame. What you say about elegance is certainly true about eurogames of the 90s, but by the mid 2000s, the focus on elegance was gone, and we entered the era ...

Apr 27, 2015 · Here's how I describe a eurogame: Take an abstract game, separate it's mechanics into a number of phases, then repeat the whole game a few times as a number of rounds, give all the pieces various resource names (stone, brick, corn, councilmen...), add an auction in there somewhere and some premodern artwork, if the game isn't already ...

Apr 18, 2017 · Eurogame: Terra Mystica. Typical of a Eurogame, it has strong mechanics and gameplay, but can be "heavy" in terms of rules and systems, and sometimes the theme can feel "pasted on" (aka you could sub out the theme for another theme and the game would functionally still play the same).

Hi - Been thinking lately about keeping a tight and well curated collection. Imagine you can dedicate one cube of a Kallax to Eurogames. What is the definitive Eurogame 5 that you would pick. Happy to have people challenge me on my 5 and suggest their own! The games should be very replayable, as a curated collection will see more play, and want to keep variety in the games also! Gaia Project ...

This is a subreddit for Euro style games. According to wikipedia - A Eurogame, also called German-style board game, German game, or Euro-style game, is any of a class of tabletop games that generally have indirect player interaction and abstract physical components. Such games emphasize strategy, downplay luck and conflict, lean towards economic rather than military themes, and usually keep ...

Feb 20, 2020 · A Eurogame is a contest of resource management and efficiency. It is designed as a game of abstract mechanisms, and is given a "theme" or rather an aesthetic to make those mechanisms more relatable.

Apr 8, 2016 · Most thematic games are inherently meant to simulate whatever theme they're trying to bring to life. Since there is no combat, and little theme in your typical eurogame, of course there also aren't any dice needed to determine outcomes in a simulated scenario. That's the main reason for that difference between euro- and ameritrash games.

Jun 29, 2022 · The Athenaeum in downtown Indianapolis is proud to host the second annual Crossroads GameFest, Indy’s premier Eurogame Festival. This event is free* and open to the public, with tables featuring a variety of free-to-play Eurogames, as well as tournament events for both CATAN and Ticket to Ride.

In my collection, I have two games that are pretty good contenders for the most generic Eurogame. In case anyone gets the wrong idea, I enjoy these games, but I always introduce them to new players as "the generic Eurogame." Concordia is trading in the Mediterranean, though the theme is pasted-on.

It models politics. It's a member of, if not closely related to, COIN games, which are Counter Insurgency games, a type of game where asymmetrical factions fight each other. Cole Wehrle, the designer of Root, is a big fan and designer of COIN games. Root is not an eurogame, but the argument that Victory Points are an eurogame mechanic is valid.