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In the past, most popular board games have been limited to simple roll-and-move mechanics, whose outcome depends heavily on the luck of the die. Settlers of Catan, published 1995 in Germany brought a change to this, and started a new era of "German style" board games, that emphasize on strategy, multiple paths to victory, short to medium playing times, while downplaying luck and direct conflict (no player elimination). Despite the name "German-style", "Eurogames", or sometimes "designer games", these types of games have enjoyed huge success worldwide, and boardgaming today is a growing hobby.

To find the cache you need to answer a few question concerning some of the more popular or well-known newer board games.

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A. He is one of the world's most prolific board game designers with more than 500 games and books published in numerous languages and countries.

3 Kari Mannerla
0 Sid Meier
2 Vlaada Chvátil
1 Reiner Knizia

B. Which of the following is a co-operative game? (all the players win or lose together)?

4 Ticket to Ride
5 Pandemic
6 Eclipse
7 Stone Age

C. Which of the following games by a Finnish designer has recently enjoyed huge worldwide success?

7 Politix
5 Eclipse
3 Rapuralli
1 Finanssinero

D. Which of the following games contains player elimination (individual players can be eliminated from the game before it's completed)?

9 Monopoly
7 Dominion
4 Agricola
0 The Settlers of Catan

E. What game is the background image from? (Picture by AngusBull)

1 Stone Age
4 Afrikan tähti
7 Puerto Rico
9 Carcassonne

F. Which of the following is NOT an end game condition in Twilight Struggle?

1 Nuclear war
9 Control over Europe, when Europe scoring card is played
0 Space Race completed
2 The "War Games" card is played as an event

G. Which of the following games is similar to Twilight Struggle (in theme and mechanic)?

0 Twilight Imperium    
1 Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game
2 1989: Dawn of Freedom
3 Fury of Dracula

H. It's blue's turn to play. What is wrong with this picture from Ticket to Ride: Europe?

9 There can never be more than two locomotive cards in the common card area.
5 There can not be more than one station in a city
3 You can not claim incomplete routes (like Wien - Berlin in the picture)
1 All of the above

I. What do the following games have in common? (Carcassonne, Maori, Oregon)?

5 Tile placement mechanic
0 They are all solitaire games
9 Long playing time
8 Zombies

J. You are going to the pub to meet a friend, and play a few games together. What game do you bring with you?

5 War of the Ring Collector's Edition
9 Panic Station
2 Hive
7 Friday

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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