German game

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

German game (plural German games)

  1. (board games) A Eurogame.
    • 2003 February 1, john lawler, “German games are not all that!”, in rec.games.board[1] (Usenet):
      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.