Home›Modern Hobby Strategy Games›Origin Year›By Decade›1990sBrowse By1990sOrigin 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.Facts1990sFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1995 11990sFilter Results77 entriesSportAllBoard Game (26)Card Game (42)Dice Game (2)Puzzle (1)Role-Playing Game (1)Strategy Game (13)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (13)Single-Player (2)Small Group (3-6 Players) (41)Two-Player (29)Origin RegionAllEurope (1)Germany (6)Japan (2)United States (7)Derived FromAllCatan (2)Dungeons & Dragons (2)Legend of the Five Rings (collectible card game) (1)Over the Edge (game) (1)Werewolf: The Apocalypse (1)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (7)Over 90 Minutes (3)Under 30 Minutes (1)Skill or LuckAllMixed (6)Skill (2)Age SuitabilityAllFamily (10)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Ricochet Robots1990sRoboRally1990sSafari Jack1990sSamurai (board game)1990sShapeshifters (board game)1990sSim City: The Card Game1990sSpace Crusade1990sStar Trek Customizable Card Game1990sStar Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game1990sStar Wars Customizable Card Game1990sStar Wars: Escape from the Death Star1990sStarfarers of Catan1990sTales of the Crystals1990sThe Crow (card game)1990sThe Wheel of Time Collectible Card Game1990sThe X-Files Collectible Card Game1990sTikal (board game)1990sTitan: The Arena1990sTomb Raider Collectible Card Game1990sTwilight Imperium1990sUnglued1990sVampire: The Eternal Struggle1990sWarhammer Quest1990sWarlords (card game)1990sWyvern (card game)1990sXena: Warrior Princess (card game)1990sYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game1990sShowing 51 to 77 of 77, page 2 of 2.← Previous12FAQsWhy 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.