Ameritrash

Ameritrash | Wiki | BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Ameritrash


 * "Ameritrash is "a catchphrase for 'American style boardgames.' In general, this means games that emphasize a highly developed theme, characters, heroes, or factions with individually defined abilities, player to player conflict, and usually feature a moderate to high level of luck.""

Thematic Games are games that emphasize a highly developed theme, characters, heroes, or factions with individually defined abilities, player to player conflict, and usually feature a moderate to high level of luck." In gamer jargon, Thematic games have been called Ameritrash games since at least the year 2000, whether they were made in America or not.

Examples:
 * Arkham Horror
 * StarCraft: The Board Game
 * War of the Ring (first edition)
 * Battlestar Galactica
 * Dune
 * Axis & Allies
 * Cosmic Encounter
 * Talisman

Thematic Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamesubdomain/5496/thematic-games

Monopoly is a "Mass Market" game, not an Ameritrash game

Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly

Amerithrash
WHY AMERITHRASH IS THE NEW AMERITRASH | Thematic Games | BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/734660/why-amerithrash-new-ameritrash

Amerithrash instead of Ameritrash? : boardgames - https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/2cee6d/amerithrash_instead_of_ameritrash/
 * "After watching the Dice Tower Top Ten Fantasy Games video http://youtu.be/ikO55NbXlrA and hearing Zee Garcia say Amerithrash instead of Ameritrash (12:29), I began to think that I actually liked the sound of that name for thematic board games. Less derogatory and actually emphasizes the combative elements that we know and love from thematic board games without making the name for this category all that different. Anyone else agree (or at least think that #Amerithrash should be spread on Twitter)?"

Amerithrash – Analog Gamer - https://analoggamer.com/products/amerithrash

Articles
What the heck is Ameritrash? | BoardGameGeek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/66607/what-heck-ameritrash