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		<title>Eurogames</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to this article Eurogames tend to have the following features:

&#8220;emphasise strategy over showiness&#8221;
&#8220;downplay luck and conflict&#8221;
&#8220;lean towards economic rather than martial themes&#8221;
&#8220;strive to keep all the players at the table until the game’s end&#8221;

The linked article emphasizes that, &#8220;[Germany] specialises in &#8216;Eurogames&#8217;,&#8221; and that &#8220;Germans are the keenest European players.&#8221;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to <a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12009728">this article</a> Eurogames tend to have the following features:</p>
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<li>&#8220;emphasise strategy over showiness&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;downplay luck and conflict&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;lean towards economic rather than martial themes&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;strive to keep all the players at the table until the game’s end&#8221;</li>
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<p>The linked article emphasizes that, &#8220;[Germany] specialises in &#8216;Eurogames&#8217;,&#8221; and that &#8220;Germans are the keenest European players.&#8221;</p>
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