Euro Game

Euro games are a subtrope of board game. Sometimes called "German Style Board Games" Often coming from Europe, these games tend to feature [[http://www.coolstuffinc.com/main_boardGame.php?viewType=view

Euro Games tend to have no elimination of players as opposed to some old time favourites like Monopoly or Risk and usually have a smaller window of time needed, so a game will usually take roughly the same amount each time it is played, often through a set number of turns.

In some gaming communities, most people play only combat-oriented games. In that case, "eurogame" might be used to describe any board game that is not combat oriented--even Robo Rally, an American game with no victory points nor resource management.

There is a tendency for games to have multiple Expansion Packs, giving the player new buildings, powers, and sometimes expanding the number of players who can play a game.

Not to be confused with Ero Games.

Out of the top 15 games listed on Boardgamegeek, 80% are Eurogames:


 * Puerto Rico
 * Agricola
 * Power Grid
 * Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
 * Dominion
 * Le Havre
 * Tigris And Euphrates
 * El Grande
 * Race For The Galaxy
 * Caylus
 * Brass
 * Age Of Steam

Along with Puerto Rico, the following are well known even outside eurogaming circles:
 * Carcassonne
 * Settlers of Catan
 * Ticket to Ride

Eurogames are quite diverse in numbers. Below are some of the dozens to hundreds of Eurogames that exist:
 * Lionheart
 * Notre Dame
 * Revolution
 * Small World
 * Stone Age
 * Traders Of Genoa

Further, as the term refers to a design style/philosophy, there are increasing numbers of Euro Games that are not from Europe. Games like Pandemic use numerous aspects of the "genre" and this is seen as a good thing, depending on your gaming tastes.

This style of board game provides examples of the following Tropes:

 * Crack Is Cheaper
 * Market Based Title
 * No Export for You: Though as mentioned, bilingual or language-independent materials mean that importing a product is less of a problem.