Political
The best board & card games dealing with politics... Just missed the cut:
Also nominated:
- Dune
- Europa 1945-2030
- Himalaya
- Illuminati
- Junta
- Keywood
- Mr. President
- Republic of Rome, The
- Struggle of Empires
For comparison, the top five games from 2002:
Labels: Theme
posted by Mark (aka pastor guy) at 1:24 PM
5 Comments:
First: Die Macher won running away... despite a 4-hour playing time & reasonably steep learning curve.
Second: yes, there are only 4 "winners" this time... that's because a number of the Apple Pickers chose not to select 5 games in the voting process.
Third: El Grande was no longer eligible, as we had a stricter definition of "political" this time around.
Quo Vadis is a glaring omission.
The Republic of Rome fits the "Political" theme best of all the games listed. Shame that so few people have ever played the game and experienced it. I guess it hurts a bit that it's just as much a roleplaying game as it is a boardgame.
I would switch the order of Die Macher and Diplomacy ( I have been playing Diplomacy for years so that has tained my opinion). All in all, I must agree with this list. I did not share Chris's confusion but I do understand where he is coming from.
I think the complaints about the category being vague are accurate, but the problem is there are so few classic political games. If you're looking for an actual election theme, you have Die Macher, Mr. President, Stimmvieh, and I guess Europa. Republic of Rome is hardly a stretch, but there really isn't much else. Thus the extension to games involving *politics*, some of which are very tenuous connections. Maybe it isn't an appropriate category.
I went with a little more of a strict definition of a political game, so the only winners I voted for was Die Macher (and this is a game I've only managed to play once!) and Liberte. My other choices were Struggle of Empires, Mr. President, and Himilaya. Diplomacy is a fantastic game, but I just don't see it as political.
My other two nominations were Stimmvieh and Illuminati, and the latter was frankly stretching the definition. I'm not sure why I didn't support Quo Vadis--it sounds like it belongs here and is a fine game. Andrea Meyer's Stimmvieh had no chance, since only a few hundred copies exist, but it's a very good filler and is worthy of at least a nomination.
By the way, the next time we do this, 1960: The Making of the President is a lock!
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