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To experienced players: are BGG categories good? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by danileonis@lemmy.ml to c/boardgames@feddit.de

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I was trying to find some games the other day, using advanced search and filters, and I've noticed some categories feel not so useful. This is the actual main categorization:

Abstract games
Children's games
Customizable games
Family games
Party games
Strategy games
Thematic games
Wargames

These are the main game genres in your opinion?

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[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

They are useful in combinations. For example, maybe you want a wargame that isn't also flagged thematic and that has bag drawing as a mechanism. Or you want a party game that is strategic and uses drafting. Etc etc.