Home›Modern Hobby Strategy Games›Age Suitability›ChildrenBrowse ByChildrenFactsChildrenFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1995 1ChildrenFilter Results8 entriesSportAllBoard Game (4)Card Game (2)Children's Game (1)Role-Playing Game (1)Strategy Game (2)Player CountAllSmall Group (3-6 Players) (6)Two-Player (2)Origin RegionAllGermany (1)Japan (1)North America (1)United States (1)Origin YearAll1986 (1)1988 (1)1993 (1)1996 (1)2002 (1)2004 (1)2007 (1)2012 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Labyrinth (board game)ChildrenMarrakech (game)ChildrenMice and MysticsChildrenPokémon Trading Card GameChildrenStar Wars Trading Card GameChildrenTake Off!ChildrenTales of the CrystalsChildrenTicket to RideChildrenFAQsWhy isn't Monopoly classified as a Modern Hobby Strategy Game?Monopoly predates the Eurogame movement and is grouped under Race Games instead, for its mechanic rather than its era.Modern Hobby Strategy Games covers the Eurogame or German-style hobby board game movement of the late 20th century onward, such as Catan, Pandemic and Ticket to Ride. Monopoly predates this movement and is grouped instead under Race Games for its roll-and-move mechanic.Sources1. Wikipedia: Catantier 2WikipediaCatan, Gameplay sectionQuote, Catan, Gameplay sectionIt was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.