I was a bit curious about the distribution of my game settings, geographically. This of course got very complicated post-question, what with games that are abstract or have setting which are suggestive but non-specific, etc. After probably too much playing with categories, this is what I came up with:
| Region | Subregion | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | 53 | |
| Europe | France | 13 |
| Europe | England | 8 |
| Europe | Classical Rome/Greece | 6 |
| Europe | Germany | 6 |
| Europe | Scotland | 5 |
| Europe | Ireland | 3 |
| Europe | Norway | 2 |
| Europe | Spain | 2 |
| Europe | Continental | 2 |
| Europe | Italy | 2 |
| Europe | Switzerland | 1 |
| Europe | Austria | 1 |
| Europe | Czechia | 1 |
| Europe | Brussels | 1 |
| Asia | 19 | |
| Asia | Middle East | 5 |
| Asia | India | 3 |
| Asia | Japan | 3 |
| Asia | China | 2 |
| Asia | Afghanistan | 1 |
| Asia | Russia | 1 |
| Asia | Taiwan | 1 |
| Asia | Philippines | 1 |
| Asia | Indonesia | 1 |
| Asia | Cambodia | 1 |
| Americas | 18 | |
| Americas | USA | 15 |
| Americas | Mexico | 2 |
| Americas | Gulf/Caribbean | 1 |
| Africa | 3 | |
| Africa | Egypt | 2 |
| Africa | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Pacific | Polynesia | 1 |
| Antarctica | Antarctica | 1 |
| Global | Global | 10 |
| Fantasy | 34 | |
| Fantasy | High Fantasy | 9 |
| Fantasy | Middle Earth | 6 |
| Fantasy | Imaginative | 5 |
| Fantasy | Animorphic | 4 |
| Fantasy | Indines | 3 |
| Fantasy | Mishmash | 2 |
| Fantasy | D&D | 2 |
| Fantasy | Future / Tech | 2 |
| Fantasy | Wonderland | 1 |
| Space | 32 | |
| Space | Imagined | 15 |
| Space | Observable | 7 |
| Space | Star Wars | 4 |
| Space | Solar System | 3 |
| Space | Dune | 2 |
| Space | Warhammer | 1 |
| Setting | 40 | |
| Setting | Medieval / Colonial | 11 |
| Setting | Zoo | 5 |
| Setting | Manufacturing | 5 |
| Setting | Exploration / Jungle | 3 |
| Setting | Apocalypse | 3 |
| Setting | Farm & Garden | 3 |
| Setting | Art Gallery | 2 |
| Setting | Urban | 2 |
| Setting | Prehistory | 2 |
| Setting | Ocean | 2 |
| Setting | Circus | 1 |
| Setting | Horse Racing | 1 |
| Abstract | 46 | |
| Abstract | Cards | 7 |
| Abstract | Words | 8 |
| Abstract | Nature | 8 |
| Abstract | Art & Crafts | 6 |
| Abstract | Numbers | 6 |
| Abstract | Abstract | 4 |
| Abstract | Psychology | 2 |
| Abstract | Trivia | 2 |
| Abstract | Food | 1 |
| Abstract | Trains | 1 |
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Sorry, I don’t know how to format it better in this context. Summary rows should be highlighted…
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“Setting” is a somewhat in-between category for games that are not abstract, they have a sense of place, and yet are not tied to a specific geography. In some cases it was rather clear (Curious Cargo is set in a generic factory) and in other cases not (is Modern Art properly Setting:Art Gallery or Abstract:Art and Crafts?)
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I’m surpised at the prevalence of France here. Germany isn’t so much a surprise, given how it is the seat of the hobby and given Uwe Rosenberg. France got a boost from the entire West Kingdom collection but still…
Castles of Burgundy, Flamme Rouge, Carcassonne, Troyes, Rococo… -
I’m also surpised at the lack of South American settings. Quest for El Dorado could have gone there, given the specifics of the myth, but I put it in Setting:Jungle & Exploration instead. Australia/New Zealand is also sparse. I realize Great Western Trail can solve two of these but how many trails does a person need?
Anyway.
Neat.