With hundreds of titles in stores today, where to start playing often baffles newcomers, but deciding what board game best fits shouldn’t be daunting. Answer this quiz and to help find your inner dice roller.
Written by: Ronald Villaver
Edited by: Reg Tolentino
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Popular Genres of Board Games
Euro Games
Euro Games are also known as German-style games because their game design was mostly started from Germany. These games generally have no player elimination, shies away from using dice, controlled length of playtime and are often more focused on the mechanics rather than the theme. Popular games in this Genre are
Power Grid,
Agricola and
Lords of Waterdeep.
Thematic Games
Thematic Games, also known as Amerithrash games originated from America. These games focus on the theme. They have deep stories told through the randomness of dice. Because of their literary aspect the games in the genre tend to play very long (4+ hours a game). Popular games in this genre are
Cosmic Encounter,
Talisman and
Twilight Imperium IIIGateway Games
Gateway or Casual games are simple quick and fun for the family. With the easy to learn mechanics, everyone in the family can join. Popular games in this genre are
Settlers of Catan,
Love Letter and
Ticket to Ride.
Co-operative Games
Instead of competing with each other, in co-op board games all the players are playing against the game. There are plenty of themes to choose, from nabbing treasures together to saving the world. These games are often very difficult and players enjoy losing a lot. Popular games in this genre are
Forbidden Island,
Shadows over Camelot and
Pandemic.
Zombie Games
Zombie Games or Horror Games is a prevalent theme in board games. From casual roll dice to move games and take that, up to deep strategy, heavy decision making and storytelling. Pop culture loves everything about Zombies so do board games. Popular games in this genre are
Zombicide,
Last Night on Earth and
City of Horror.
Social Games
Social Board games play the game above the table. These games are about negotiation, deduction and communication. They range from party games like
Werewolf, medium strategy games like
The Resistance to deep long term strategy like
Battlestar Galactica.
War Games
War games are heavy on strategy and often paint the campaigns of historic war. Few war games though would delve into fantasy themes. Some of the popular games in this genre are
Memoir ’44,
Kemet,
War of the Ring, and
Twilight Struggle.
