![]() However, the advent of deeper strategic PC games, RPG video games and apps seems to have created a whole new generation of players who have become interested in similar German-style board games, and indeed many programmers are enthusiasts. There is now almost no market for new casual board games, and even the classics sell only a fraction of their annual sales just a few years ago. ![]() Consequently, mainstream casual board games are still reeling from the competition and will probably never recover. It seems that if you just want a bit of casual fun, apps are pretty hard to beat in terms of value, convenience to buy and play anywhere, and fresh new types of gameplay. Then the advent of apps had a much more profound effect, absolutely devastating sales of casual board games but paradoxically increasing interest in German-style games. When PC and video games first became popular, many people in the board game industry predicted doom and gloom, but strangely board game sales continued to rise every year roughly in line with population growth – until about six years ago. These are often called German-style games or Euro games. Very broadly speaking there are two types of board games: mainstream casual games such as Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary, Scrabble, Monopoly, Cluedo and so on, and the more thoughtful enthusiast games such as Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride.
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