To experienced players: are BGG categories good?

posted 11 months ago

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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Profilename1@sopuli.xyz

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11 months ago

Yeah, mechanism is a lot more objective way to classify board games. We can argue all day about, say, what exactly a wargame is, but what games have hex grids, area control, and resource managements is a lot easier to agree on.

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