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Eurogame
A Eurogame, also called a German-style board game, German game, or Euro-style game (generally just referred to as board games in Europe), is a class of tabletop games that generally feature indirect player interaction, lack player elimination, and provide multiple ways to score points. Eurogames are sometimes contrasted with American-style board games, which generally involve more luck, conflict, and drama. They are usually less abstract than chess or Go, but more abstract than wargames. Likewise, they generally require more thought and planning than party games such as '' Pictionary'' or ''Trivial Pursuit''. History Due in part to postwar aversion to products which glorified conflict, the 3M series of strategy and economic games, including ''Acquire'', became popular in Germany. They offered a style of gameplay without direct conflict or warfare and led the way for designs that focused on resource management and competitive strategy through more peaceful means. Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American-style Board Game
This glossary of board games explains commonly used terms in board games, in alphabetical order. For a list of board games, see List of board games; for terms specific to chess, see Glossary of chess; for terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems. A B C D E F G H I J L M O P R S T W Notes References * * * * * * External links Glossaryat BoardGameGeek {{Glossaries of sports Board game terminology Board Games A board game is a type of tabletop game that involves small objects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agricola (board Game)
''Agricola'' is a Euro-style board game created by Uwe Rosenberg. It is a worker placement game with a focus on resource management. In ''Agricola'', players are farmers who sow, plow the fields, collect wood, build stables, buy animals, expand their farms and feed their families. After 14 rounds players calculate their score based on the size and prosperity of the household. The game was published by Lookout Games and released at Spiel 2007, where it was voted second-best game shown at the convention, according to the ''Fairplay'' in-show voting. The game was released in English by Z-Man Games in July 2008. Playdek released an iOS conversion of the game in June 2013. A second edition of ''Agricola'' was published by Mayfair Games in May 2016. ''Agricola'' won the Spiel des Jahres special award for "Best complex game 2008" and the 2008 Deutscher Spiele Preis. It was also the game that ended ''Puerto Ricos run of more than five years as the highest-rated game on the board g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabletop Game
Tabletop games or tabletops are games that are normally played on a Table (furniture), table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, Tabletop role-playing game, tabletop role-playing games, or tile-based games. Classification according to equipment used Tabletop games can be classified according to the general form, or equipment utilized: Games like chess and draughts are examples of games belonging to the board game category. Other games, however, use various attributes and cannot be classified unambiguously (e.g. ''Monopoly (game), Monopoly'' and many modern Eurogame, eurogames utilize a board as well as dice and cards). For several of these categories there are sub-categories and even sub-sub-categories or genres. For instance, German-style board games, board wargames, and :Roll-and-move board games, roll-and-move games are all types of board games that differ markedly in style and general interest. Tabletop game component ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3M Bookshelf Game Series
The 3M bookshelf game series is a set of Strategy game, strategy and economic games published in the 1960s and early 1970s by 3M Corporation. The games were packaged in leatherette-look large hardback book size boxes in contrast to the prevalent wide, flat game boxes. The series grew to encompass over three dozen games. Most were multi-player board games or card games; a few were trivia games or two-handed board games. ''Acquire'' and ''TwixT'' were among the best-selling titles. The series later became part of the Avalon Hill Bookcase games. Very few of these games are still being published. The line consisted of republished classics such as Go (game), Go, chess and backgammon as well as original games. The Bookshelf games were originally in large boxes that were ; later, a series in smaller boxes called "gamettes" was introduced. The early ones were packaged in a different shape box called a "butterbox". History In 1962, 3M commissioned game designers Alex Randolph and Sid Sac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catan
''Catan'', previously known as ''The Settlers of Catan'' or simply ''Settlers'', is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos) as ''Die Siedler von Catan'' (). Players take on the roles of settlers, each attempting to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources. Players gain victory points as their settlements grow and the first to reach a set number of victory points, typically 10, wins. The game and its many expansions are also published by Catan Studio, Filosofia, GP, Inc., 999 Games, Κάισσα (Káissa), and Devir. Upon its release, ''The Settlers of Catan'' became one of the first Eurogames to achieve popularity outside Europe. , more than 32 million boxed sets in 40 languages had been sold. Gameplay The players in the game represent settlers establishing settlements on the fictional island of Catan. Players build settlements, cities, and roads to connect them as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Mystica - Detail
Terra may often refer to: * Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess * An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet Terra may also refer to: Geography Astronomy * Terra (satellite), a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite * Terrae, extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies ** List of terrae on Mars ** List of terrae on Venus ** Terra, a highland on the Moon (Luna) * Terrestrial (other), things related to land or the planet Earth Latin and other * ''Terra Australis'' (southern land), hypothetical continent appearing on maps from the 15th to the 18th century * ''Terra incognita'', unknown land, for regions that have not been mapped or documented * ''Terra nullius'', land belonging to no one, nobody's land, empty or desolate land * Terra preta ("black earth"), a type of dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin Places * Terra, Cyprus, a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus * Terra A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keltis
''Keltis'' is a board game designed by Reiner Knizia that won the Spiel des Jahres for best game of the year in 2008. In the US, it has been marketed as ''Lost Cities: The Board Game'', though there are some subtle rules differences. It is a multi-player board game that is based on the same theme as Knizia's two-player card game ''Lost Cities ''Lost Cities'' is a 60-card card game, designed in 1999 by game designer Reiner Knizia and published by several publishers. The objective of the game is to mount profitable expeditions to one or more of the five lost cities (the Himalayas, th ...''. Players score points by playing cards, which must be played in ascending or descending order. Each turn, a card is played which advances the player's token along a stone path. Playing only 1 to 3 cards in a color results in negative points for that color. Each card played improves a player's score, and when at least 4 cards of one color have been played, positive points are scored for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amun-Re (board Game)
''Amun-Re'' is a game designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 2003 by Hans im Glück in German and in English by Rio Grande Games. Players are leaders of different Egyptian dynasties who try to gain influence in 15 provinces of ancient Egypt. Influence and building pyramids earns points for the players. Points are scored at two instances during the game, at the end of the "Old Kingdom" and at the end of the "New Kingdom", and the player who amasses the most points wins the game. Gameplay ''Amun-Re'' is played in six rounds, where each round consists of an auction of provinces, followed by the purchase of "power cards" (for special use or that give bonuses in scoring), farmers (that generate income), and bricks (which are converted into pyramids on a three-for-one basis), a sacrifice phase, and then income. All prices in auctions, as well as for purchases, are based on the triangular numbers. The number of provinces available for auction in each round is equal to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Moon City
''Blue Moon City'' is a 2006 designer board game by Reiner Knizia. The game has similar artwork to, and some thematic connections with, the Blue Moon card game, also designed by Knizia. It is a city-building game with a heavy fantasy theme. Publication history Shannon Appelcline explained that in the early 2000s, "Fantasy Flight's eurogame production started to slow as the company increasingly developed its own voice. Top games like Reiner Knizias' ''Blue Moon City'' (2006) and ''Beowulf: The Movie Board Game'' (2007) — the latter a redevelopment of an older FFG title — appeared, but they were a dwindling part of FFG's board game production." Reception Mikko Saari from ''Lautapeliopas'' praised the game's elegance and engagement. He stated that the game was "not very far from popular card-based war games in terms of basic mechanics". It also won the 2006 ''Meeples' Choice Award'', and was ranked 4th Place in the 2006 ''Deutscher Spiele Prei''s. It was also nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingenious (board Game)
''Ingenious'' is the English name for ''Einfach Genial'' (Simply Ingenious), a German game, German abstract strategy board game designed by Reiner Knizia under commission from Sophisticated Games and published in 2004 by Kosmos (publisher), Kosmos. Across most of Europe it is titled as the local translation of Ingenious or Simply Ingenious, the notable exception being ''Mensa Connections'' in the UK. Components * 1 game board * 4 tile racks * 4 cardboard scoring boards * 24 wooden scoring blocks * 120 tiles * 1 rule sheet With the exception of the game box and rule sheet (which require regional translations), identical components are used in each version of the game. Tile distribution There are six coloured symbols used in the game: * red 12-pointed star * green circle * blue 6-pointed star * orange hexagon * yellow 24-pointed star * purple ring Tiles are in the shape of two conjoined hexagons, with one of the coloured symbols in each hexagon. There are six tiles for each t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ra (board Game)
''Ra'' is a board game for two to five players designed by Reiner Knizia and themed around Ra, the sun-god of Heliopolis in ancient Egyptian culture. It is one of three auction games designed by Knizia, the others being ''Medici'' and ''Modern Art''. Originally published in Germany, it was republished in an English language translation by Rio Grande Games. Subsequent English language editions have been published by Überplay and again by Rio Grande Games. The last of these increased the number of players from the original 3-5 to 2-5, but otherwise all editions have used the same rules. ''Ra'' won the 2000 International Gamers Award and placed 2nd in the 1999 Deutscher Spiele Preis. Gameplay ''Ra'' is an auction game, in which the players compete for the same resources. The game is played in three rounds, called Epochs, reflecting the history of ancient Egypt. Players use their sun tokens to bid against each other on auctions for tiles. At the end of an epoch, points wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of The Rings (board Game)
''Lord of the Rings'' is a cooperative board game based on the high fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' by J. R. R. Tolkien. Published in 2000 by Kosmos in Germany, Wizards of the Coast in the U.S., and Parker Brothers in the U.K., the game is designed by Reiner Knizia and features artwork by illustrator John Howe. In the game, each player plays a hobbit in the party, and the party will aim to destroy the One Ring. Upon its release, the game received a Spiel des Jahres special award. A slightly revised version was later published by Fantasy Flight Games. Game play Game play is centered on advancement through a series of scenarios corresponding to the adventures of the books. Players turn tiles and play cards in order to move forward, and collect and spend tokens to avoid advancement toward the Dark Lord Sauron. In dire situations, tokens may be spent to call for the assistance of Gandalf, or the One Ring may be used to speed advancement at the cost of moving closer toward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
