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Winning Position: Ameritrash
Ameritrash is "a catchphrase for 'American style boardgames.' In
general, this means games that emphasize a highly developed theme,
characters, heroes, or factions with individually defined abilities,
player to player conflict, and usually feature a moderate to high level
of luck."Eurogames (or alternatively, Designer Board Games or German-Style
Board Games) are a classification of board games that are very popular
on Board Game Geek (BGG). Though not all eurogames are European and not
all of them are board games, they share a set of similar
characteristics. A game need not fit ALL the criteria to be considered a
Eurogame.
Most Eurogames share the following elements:
Player conflict is indirect and usually involves competition over resources or points. Combat is extremely rare.
Players are never eliminated from the game (All players are still playing when the game ends.)
There is very little randomness or luck. Randomness that is
there is mitigated by having the player decide what to do after a random
event happens rather than before. Dice are rare, but not unheard of,
in a Euro.
The Designer of the game is listed on the game's box cover.
Though this is not particular to Euros, the Eurogame movement seems to
have started this trend. This is why some gamers and designers call
this genre of games Designer Games.
Much attention is paid to the artwork and components. Plastic and metal are rare, more often pieces are made of wood.
Eurogames have a definite theme, however, the theme most often
has very little to do with the gameplay. The focus instead is on the
mechanics; for example, a game about space may play the same as a game
about ancient Rome.(source: https://boardgamegeek.com )