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of victory or defeat until relatively late in the game. Related to no-player-elimination, Eurogame scoring systems are often designed so that hidden scoring or end-of-game bonuses can catapult a player who appears to be in a lagging position at end of play into the lead. A second-order consequence is that
Eurogames tend to have multiple paths to victory (dependent on aiming at different end-of-game bonuses) and it is often not obvious to other players which strategic path a player is pursuing. Balancing mechanisms are often integrated into the rules, giving slight advantages to lagging players and slight hindrances to the leaders. This helps to keep the game competitive to the very end, an example of which is Power Grid, where the turn order is determined by number of cities (and biggest power plant as the tie-breaker), such that players further ahead are handicapped in their option of plays.
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half-hour to a few hours, with one to two hours being typical. Generally
Eurogames do not have a fixed number of players like chess or bridge; although there is a sizeable body of German-style games that are designed for exactly two players, most games can accommodate anywhere from two to six players (with varying degrees of suitability). Six-player games are somewhat rare, with
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Although not relevant to actual play, the name of the game's designer is often prominently mentioned on the box, or at least in the rule book. Top designers enjoy considerable following among enthusiasts of
Eurogames. For this reason, the name "designer games" is often offered as a description of the
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Another prominent characteristic of these games is the lack of player elimination. Eliminating players before the end of the game is seen as contrary to the social aspect of such games. Most of these games are designed to keep all players in the game as long as possible, so it is rare to be certain
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Eurogames support solo play with modified rulesets. To win, the player either has to achieve specific single-player campaign goals or beat the score of a simulated opponent that takes actions according to special rules outlined in the scenario. Recent Eurogames suitable for solo
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Eurogame designs tend to de-emphasize luck and random elements. Often, the only random element of the game will be resource or terrain distribution in the initial setup, or (less frequently) the random order of a set of event or objective cards. The role played by deliberately random mechanics in
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Monopoly, in which a close game can extend indefinitely, Eurogames usually have a mechanism to stop the game within its stated playing time. Common mechanisms include a pre-determined winning score, a set number of game turns, or depletion of limited game resources. Playing time varies from a
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While many titles (especially the strategically heavier ones) are enthusiastically played by gamers as a hobby, Eurogames are, for the most part, well-suited to social play. In keeping with this social function, various characteristics of the games tend to support that aspect well, and these have
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Eurogames tend to be focused on presenting a complex challenge to players. They feature economics and the acquisition of resources rather than direct conflict, and have a limited amount of luck. They also differ from abstract strategy games like chess by using themes tied to specific locales, and
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emphasize individual development and comparative achievement rather than direct conflict. Eurogames also emphasize the mechanical challenges of their systems over having the systems match the theme of the game. They are generally simpler than the
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are used, and familiar mechanics such as rolling dice and moving, capture, or trick taking are avoided. If a game has a board, the board is usually irregular rather than uniform or symmetric (such as Risk rather than chess or
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The genre developed as a more concentrated design movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s in
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1157:Internationale Spieltage
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1527:Moriarty, Joan (2019).
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717:Five Tribes
648:Puerto Rico
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551:World War I
538:Puerto Rico
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337:Puerto Rico
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1326:"Eurogame"
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672:awards at
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308:A game of
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208:Pictionary
121:March 2022
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2511:Card game
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1758:RCF Radio
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1529:Your Move
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1024:Coloretto
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972:Elfenland
936:El Grande
915:Blue Moon
891:Ingenious
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746:Codenames
693:7 Wonders
660:Designers
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238:3M series
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32:EuroGames
2627:Megagame
2539:Patience
2482:Dominoes
2445:Eurogame
2349:Archived
1945:TricTrac
1636:. London
1474:cite web
1274:See also
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1220:Dominion
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990:Agricola
853:Imperial
797:Citadels
772:Istanbul
703:Takenoko
676:2003 in
655:Industry
621:Munchkin
589:Munchkin
547:Imperial
472:Auctions
452:end game
436:cribbage
428:Scrabble
394:Wingspan
321:wargames
311:Agricola
293:Alhambra
205:such as
199:wargames
187:abstract
159:Eurogame
153:gameplay
2601:Wargame
2410:by type
2096:Variety
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1796:29 June
1698:25 June
1037:Valdora
1012:Acquire
897:Samurai
698:Tokaido
615:Yahtzee
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349:Tzolkin
243:Acquire
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221:History
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1049:China
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786:Luxor
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