"German game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: German games [plural]
Etymology: This style of board games originated in Germany in the 1960s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} German game (plural German games)
  1. (board games) A Eurogame. Categories (topical): Board games
    Sense id: en-German_game-en-noun-fUvq2G-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003 February 1, john lawler, “German games are not all that!”, in rec.games.board (Usenet)",
          "text": "I do not understand the German board game \"fetish\" among American board gamers. It is almost as if you have to like German games to be taken seriously. But if you take a hard look at German games, frankly, they are not all that. Take a look at the Internet top 100 game list which is dominated by German games.",
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