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German game en · NOUN

Etymology

This style of board games originated in Germany in the 1960s.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:board games) A Eurogame.
    • I do not understand the German board game "fetish" among American board gamers. It is almost as if you have to like German games to be taken seriously. But if you take a hard look at German games, frankly, they are not all that. Take a look at the Internet top 100 game list which is dominated by German games. 2003 February 1, john lawler, “German games are not all that!”, in rec.games.board (Usenet):

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