A board game named among the Eurogame examples that sources associate with the industry’s transformation since the 1990s.
Selected excerpts from our archive offer more context on this subject. Each reading links to the original article and its sources.
The 1990s and the New Conversation About Board Games
Shangrila’s blog names Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride when referring to the popularisation of Eurogames. This allows us to recognise that particular titles became reference points in discussion of modern board games. Yet the same source warns that the expression “modern board games” produces terminological conflict.
The 1990s and Board Games’ Change of Scale
Shangrila’s blog links the transformation since the 1990s to the popularisation of Eurogames and names Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride. Corvus Belli, meanwhile, presents the release of Catan, designed by Klaus Teuber, as a fundamental industry milestone. Together, these references support the cautious statement that Catan holds a prominent place in contemporary accounts of the sector’s change.
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