Home›Modern Hobby Strategy Games›Origin Year›By Century›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryOrigin year places a game in the year its rules were first fixed in writing. Wikipedia notes rugby football's "rules were first put down in written (codified) form in 1845," even though students had already been playing an informal version "since at least the early 1820s." Browsing by origin year separates when a game's rules were formalized from when it was actually first played.Facts20th centuryFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1995 120th centuryFilter Results193 entriesSportAllBoard Game (99)Card Game (52)Children's Game (1)Dice Game (3)Party Game (1)Puzzle (3)Role-Playing Game (3)Strategy Game (45)Tabletop Game (2)Video Game (1)Word Game (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (28)Single-Player (10)Small Group (3-6 Players) (111)Two-Player (53)Origin RegionAllEurope (1)Germany (10)Japan (3)New Zealand (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (4)United States (15)Derived FromAllBattlecars (1)Catan (2)Dungeons & Dragons (2)Illuminati (game) (1)Legend of the Five Rings (collectible card game) (1)Over the Edge (game) (1)Werewolf: The Apocalypse (1)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (11)Over 90 Minutes (4)Under 30 Minutes (2)Skill or LuckAllMixed (9)Skill (3)Age SuitabilityAllAdult (1)Family (15)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5013 Dead End Drive20th century1830: The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons20th century1853 (board game)20th century7th Sea (collectible card game)20th centuryA la carte (game)20th centuryAbduction (card game)20th centuryAbilene (board game)20th centuryAce of Aces (picture book game)20th centuryAcquire20th centuryAdvanced Civilization20th centuryAdvanced Heroquest20th centuryAir Baron20th centuryAladdin's Dragons20th centuryAll Star Baseball20th centuryAmoeba Wars20th centuryAquarian Age20th centuryArena of Death (game)20th centuryArkham Horror20th centuryASG Baseball20th centuryAustralian Rails20th centuryAvalon (MUD)20th centuryBabylon 5 Collectible Card Game20th centuryBarbarian Prince20th centuryBasari20th centuryBattlebikes20th centuryBattlecars20th centuryBlack Death (game)20th centuryBlood Bowl20th centuryBlood Pit20th centuryBlood Wars (card game)20th centuryC-23 (card game)20th centuryCar Wars20th centuryCastle of Magic (board game)20th centuryCatan20th centuryCatan Card Game20th centuryChaos Marauders20th centuryCitadel of Blood20th centuryCitadels (card game)20th centuryClass Struggle (board game)20th centuryCosmic Encounter20th centuryCoup (board game)20th centuryCrosscheck (board game)20th centuryDark Blades20th centuryDark Tower (game)20th centuryDeathmaze20th centuryDicemaster: Wilds of Doom20th centuryDie Macher20th centuryDown with the King (game)20th centuryDragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game20th centuryDragon Quest (TSR)20th centuryShowing 1 to 50 of 193, page 1 of 4.1234Next →FAQsWhy 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.