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Favorite German Family Games
10 Feb 2014 12:09 - 10 Feb 2014 12:10 #171660 by VonTush
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So, lately I've been thinking about grabbing some of those older German Family Games from about a decade back. These are the German Games that predate Eurogames if you're familiar with loose genre descriptions. Those games that play in about 45-90 minutes and have like four pages of rules.
With Han im Gluck and Rio parting ways and these titles passing or coming up on their Decennial Anniversary I just think some of these are fading into the sunset. Are there any worth hunting down before they super become hard to find? Amun-Re? Samurai? Trias? Attika? Elfenland? La Citta?
With Han im Gluck and Rio parting ways and these titles passing or coming up on their Decennial Anniversary I just think some of these are fading into the sunset. Are there any worth hunting down before they super become hard to find? Amun-Re? Samurai? Trias? Attika? Elfenland? La Citta?
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10 Feb 2014 12:57 #171665 by Attrition
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I like the old Ravensburger game, the aMAZEing labyrinth. It's not hard to find at all, but some of the newer printings have some unfortunate cartoony art, so I'm happy to have my old one with watercolor illustrations. Here are a couple of photos:
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801406/the-amazeing-labyrinth
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801411/the-amazeing-labyrinth
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801410/the-amazeing-labyrinth
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801408/the-amazeing-labyrinth
As you can see, I think it's actually best with two players.
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801406/the-amazeing-labyrinth
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801411/the-amazeing-labyrinth
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801410/the-amazeing-labyrinth
www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1801408/the-amazeing-labyrinth
As you can see, I think it's actually best with two players.
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10 Feb 2014 13:46 - 10 Feb 2014 13:48 #171669 by wkover
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Elfenland brings me to tears because it actively promotes analysis paralysis, especially if you play with the official "secret city" variant. (The one where you try to end the game as close as you can to a particular city.) I can no longer play Elfenland for that reason.
Amun Re isn't family style. It's a medium-weight Euro, not really for families/kids.
Trias is OK. Survive! is the much better game, and it shares similar mechanics. Both involve forcing pieces/dudes into the water by pulling out supporting land tiles. Though Trias has an area majority scoring for separated continents that (obviously) Survive! lacks.
I almost choked when I read Attika, because I thought it said Attila. Attila is terrible. Attika is Ok, and is possibly one of the first Eurogames that I played at my local games club.
So, none of that was really helpful. Sorry.
Amun Re isn't family style. It's a medium-weight Euro, not really for families/kids.
Trias is OK. Survive! is the much better game, and it shares similar mechanics. Both involve forcing pieces/dudes into the water by pulling out supporting land tiles. Though Trias has an area majority scoring for separated continents that (obviously) Survive! lacks.
I almost choked when I read Attika, because I thought it said Attila. Attila is terrible. Attika is Ok, and is possibly one of the first Eurogames that I played at my local games club.
So, none of that was really helpful. Sorry.
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10 Feb 2014 14:35 #171675 by Bull Nakano
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I love this genre. Favourites include El Grande, Chinatown, China, Small World, Ticket to Ride, Winner's Circle and Bohnanza.
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10 Feb 2014 14:37 #171676 by Black Barney
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The Diary of a Young Girl - the board game.
it's like Scotland Yard splashed with Clue.
it's like Scotland Yard splashed with Clue.
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10 Feb 2014 14:49 #171677 by san il defanso
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I really love Ra, Adel Verpflichtet, and El Grande.
I've gone on a big of a Knizia tear myself and tracked down a lot of his games from roughly 1997-2003. So Tigris & Euphrates, Taj Mahal, that kind of stuff. Those aren't entirely family games though. (I think Ra and LotR come closest, at least in the multiplayer realm.)
I've gone on a big of a Knizia tear myself and tracked down a lot of his games from roughly 1997-2003. So Tigris & Euphrates, Taj Mahal, that kind of stuff. Those aren't entirely family games though. (I think Ra and LotR come closest, at least in the multiplayer realm.)
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10 Feb 2014 14:51 - 10 Feb 2014 14:53 #171678 by RobertB
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That's Life / Verflixxt is a fun roll-and-move sort of game. Sort of like Parchisi on steroids, if anything. That's a "family Euro" sort of game.
I'll agree with wkover below; at least this is my take: Elfenland is fun for about 90 minutes, but unfortunately lasts about three hours. Amun-Re isn't fun for the whole family - It's a Reiner Knizia headache of a game.
Transamerica is also one that fits your description. It's fast, light on rules, and is about as old as you're looking for.
I'll agree with wkover below; at least this is my take: Elfenland is fun for about 90 minutes, but unfortunately lasts about three hours. Amun-Re isn't fun for the whole family - It's a Reiner Knizia headache of a game.
Transamerica is also one that fits your description. It's fast, light on rules, and is about as old as you're looking for.
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10 Feb 2014 15:01 #171680 by VonTush
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I forgot about TransAmerica, that's one I should track down!
Whenever Barny talks I can never tell if he is serious or not. So I Googled "The Diary of a Young Girl - The Board Game"...Twice...
Elfenland I played once with two so I was wondering if I was missing anything by playing with just two...Sounds like I am not.
China sounds pretty fun.
So Amun-Re would fall out of the category of "Family" and I'm also looking for the Light-Medium Euro games as well from that period so shoot 'em off. Is Amun-Re any good? I love Egyptian themes and it sounds like a pretty good game.
Any other Medium-Euros to add in there?
Whenever Barny talks I can never tell if he is serious or not. So I Googled "The Diary of a Young Girl - The Board Game"...Twice...
Elfenland I played once with two so I was wondering if I was missing anything by playing with just two...Sounds like I am not.
China sounds pretty fun.
So Amun-Re would fall out of the category of "Family" and I'm also looking for the Light-Medium Euro games as well from that period so shoot 'em off. Is Amun-Re any good? I love Egyptian themes and it sounds like a pretty good game.
Any other Medium-Euros to add in there?
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10 Feb 2014 15:13 - 10 Feb 2014 15:14 #171681 by Bulwyf
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Old school family friendly euros? How about Take it Easy or Ricochet Robots?
In the 2p category I liked The Settlers of Catan the Card Game and Lost Cities.
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In the 2p category I liked The Settlers of Catan the Card Game and Lost Cities.
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10 Feb 2014 15:31 #171683 by ChristopherMD
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La Citta - I've played this several times. Its one of those games where if you make a bad move very early you'll spend the next 3 hours in a downward spiral with no chance of winning. Since I'm usually one of those people I hope to never play it again.
Amun Re - For some reason I thought this was being reprinted. Its okay. I'd rather play RA.
Amun Re - For some reason I thought this was being reprinted. Its okay. I'd rather play RA.
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