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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7769163" data-attributes="member: 6775477">While others have taken to task the RPG aspects of the article, as an avid boardgamer, I'm going to focus on this section.Boardgaming is generally divided into 2 types: Euro and Ameritrash (technically co-op is it's own type as well, but we'll ignore it for this discussion). Euro games generally lack direct attacks upon each other, relying instead upon competition for resources or actions. Ameritrash is primarly consisting of direct attacks, usually leading to player elimination. Despite the author's description, Ameritrash games are still VERY popular, even in the newer style of boardgames. In addition, while there are several Euro games that have minimal interaction and lots of paths to victory (often derogatorily referred to as &quot;point salads&quot;), those are NOT the best of the new Euro style of games. With most good Euro games, if you ignore your opponents to focus on just your own solitary play, you will generally lose to any skilled player. These games may not have direct interaction, but moves to disrupt your opponent's plan while benefiting your own is how you win those games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7769163, member: 6775477"] While others have taken to task the RPG aspects of the article, as an avid boardgamer, I'm going to focus on this section. Boardgaming is generally divided into 2 types: Euro and Ameritrash (technically co-op is it's own type as well, but we'll ignore it for this discussion). Euro games generally lack direct attacks upon each other, relying instead upon competition for resources or actions. Ameritrash is primarly consisting of direct attacks, usually leading to player elimination. Despite the author's description, Ameritrash games are still VERY popular, even in the newer style of boardgames. In addition, while there are several Euro games that have minimal interaction and lots of paths to victory (often derogatorily referred to as "point salads"), those are NOT the best of the new Euro style of games. With most good Euro games, if you ignore your opponents to focus on just your own solitary play, you will generally lose to any skilled player. These games may not have direct interaction, but moves to disrupt your opponent's plan while benefiting your own is how you win those games. [/QUOTE]

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