Meanings
plural German games
- board gamesA Eurogame.
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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.
2003 February 1, john lawler, “German games are not all that!”, in rec.games.board (Usenet)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
This style of board games originated in Germany in the 1960s.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
German game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20game
“German game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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