Strategy Games are a step up from Family Games. They're still easy to learn but you'll find more opportunity to develop cunning plans and outwit your opponents. Strategy Games can last longer than Family Games but there are still plenty to choose from that only take 60-90 minutes. If you enjoy games that require strategic decision making, engaging mechanics, and interesting player choices Strategy Games are the right kind for you.
Like Family Games, Strategy Games offer a wide variety of mechanics, themes and designs. Depending on the game you choose, you'll be bantering and bargaining with your friends, or bluffing and betting, manipulating the stock market or becoming a millionaire. Check out the popular Alea line, Rio Grande Games, Mayfair Games, or Fantasy Flight Games, for some popular strategy game publishers.
You can also look at past winners of the Deutscher Spiele Preis, awarded to the best Strategy Game of the year every October. While the Deutscher Spiele Preis is a German award there are North American versions of nearly all the winners and nominees, meaning no knowledge of German is required to play the games.
