I was checking my blog to see if there were any new comments (there werent') and I noticed my boardgamegeek game tracking thingy was filled with what I would call "Eurogames." And, the answer to the question in this post's title is yes.
Ok, I'll leave my own comment. I know by some definitions my post is not true. I'm sure most people who are into playing these kinds of games would say that Tannhauser is not a Eurogame. Ok, but to me it's not a wargame, which makes it a Euro in my book.
Hmmm. I wouldn't say I was redefining the term "Eurogame." I was stating what that term means to me, personally.
But, after looking at that glossary, their definition of german game is not exactly how I would have thought to define it. Although, the glossary does mention that the term abstract can be used to note the absence of luck in a game, to me abstract means less information or details being conveyed. Such as checkers is more abstract than chess, and chess is more abstract than Risk, and Risk is more abstract than Axis and Allies, and Axis and Allies is more abstract than Rise and Decline of the Third Reich.
I think I would define abstract in a similar way to you. The only reason I don't care to say there is no luck involved is because of games like Antike. There's no luck there, it's more of a perfect information game, but I would never call it abstract.
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Ok, I'll leave my own comment. I know by some definitions my post is not true. I'm sure most people who are into playing these kinds of games would say that Tannhauser is not a Eurogame. Ok, but to me it's not a wargame, which makes it a Euro in my book.
A game is a game is a game.
Mike,
When you are done redefining all of these:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Glossary
...do you plan to take on the entire English dictionary?
Hmmm. I wouldn't say I was redefining the term "Eurogame." I was stating what that term means to me, personally.
But, after looking at that glossary, their definition of german game is not exactly how I would have thought to define it. Although, the glossary does mention that the term abstract can be used to note the absence of luck in a game, to me abstract means less information or details being conveyed. Such as checkers is more abstract than chess, and chess is more abstract than Risk, and Risk is more abstract than Axis and Allies, and Axis and Allies is more abstract than Rise and Decline of the Third Reich.
I think I would define abstract in a similar way to you. The only reason I don't care to say there is no luck involved is because of games like Antike. There's no luck there, it's more of a perfect information game, but I would never call it abstract.
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