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This article is from the German Board
Games FAQ, by Keith Ammann geenius@cifnet.com
3.1 A friend introduced me to ___. Will I like ___?
"German" game designers shamelessly pillage mechanisms from both their own
games and others'. This results in a number of games' having a similar
feel. If you like the feel of one game, you may enjoy another that shares
the same mechanisms. Here's a sampling of games that can be considered
members of the same "family":
Settlers of Catan, Settlers of Catan: The Card Game, Settlers of
Nuremberg, Starfarers of Catan
Torres, Tikal, Java, Mexica
Tigris & Euphrates, Through the Desert, Samurai
Medici, Quandary, High Society
El Grande, Carolus Magnus
Puerto Rico, Princes of Florence, Citadels
Reibach & Co., Freight Train
Tikal, Fossil, Ra, Time Pirates
El Grande, Ra, Aladdin's Dragons
Manhattan, Big City, Acquire
Chinatown, Rette Sich Wer Kann, Bohnanza, Quo Vadis
If this approach strikes you as high-risk (and well it may, given the
price tags that these games usually carry), visit the Board Game
Recommendation System at boardgamestuff.com:8000 (yes, that's a Web
address). The BGRS takes input on which games you like and dislike,
matches your tastes with those of other registered users and provides
recommendations based on those users' opinions. The results are fairly
reliable. (Mainstream games and old-school hobby games are included in
the system as well.)
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