I have played A LOT of boardgames so far (I play about two new ones each week) and there actually are families of boardgames, the fun enters when the great elements of different games get mixed, well balanced offcourse!
I am designing a game myself, and it borrows elements from six other games, while adding 1 new concept. And I thinks it
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But I actually think this is a rather interesting topic, would it feel right to try to fit into a games family? I dunno, I think games must be sufficiently different to be appealing to the public.
A great setting for the game is also an excellent discussion point (I actually work at a game distribution company )
When looking at two very good games that don