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¿Question #3200?
Bubslug: Is there a BGG commonly accepted def'n of a "Euro-game?"

Phil Fleischmann: Not even close. Maybe a game similar in style to certain games designed by American game designer Sid Sackson.
Jackmalay: Yes.
Felimid: "Not designed and published outside of Europe."
jcaraway: no
MisterCranky: This answer brought to you by Turkey Basters Anonymous.
Woelf: A game designed in Europe
whac3: A game involving "German-style" mechanics
WatchmanX2000: hell no.
cosine: A game more about mechanics than theme, intended for play by a family.
DKahnt: nope
Capitaine Grappin: Don't think so
JoshoB: Are there any "commonly accepted" definitions of anything, anywhere?
rgatti: Unlike the Scrabble dictionary, BGG doesn't yet have such a tome.
BuddhaPhi: At least having European origins would get it in the door! And probably some of them foofy mechanics would be good too.
aleo09: there might be
Dr_A: Whoa, a real, serious question?
DHEK: I think so. Most people in the know I think would have a general definition for that.
scriptorum: No, most everyone has a different definition.
Geosphere: yes
Chris Page: Yes. "What _I_ point to when I say Euro-game."
Ebon Wendigo: Dunno
W Eric Martin: No.
brainrob: Yes
POvidiusNaso: Probably.
Riff: I don't know
Loquutus: Typicaly no dice, less than two hours, little to no direct confrontation.
LemonyFresh: No
_Kael_: a € 1,= -game?
Culvan: Without peeking, I'd say: Low luck, decent production quality, the opportunity to make meaningful (sometimes painful) decisions on almost every turn, and it can't be too mainstream because then it's clearly awful.
Jim_P: No
EDS Teioh: there is one that is close enough
sourwyrm: game from europe?
skrutsch: Well, not in the glossary, but there's one for German Game: n. A game from Germany. Such games typically have relatively simple rules, short playing times, fairly high levels of abstraction and player interaction, and attractive physical components. Games not from Germany that otherwise meet the criteria are occasionally included in this group, but are more frequently described as ‘German-like’ (See also family games)
Lord_Prussian: Check the game glossary.
Great Dane: yes
dakarp: Not that I know of. I define it as the name wargamers and other people not interested in such "simple" games use for German-style games.
ssmooth: Well, there's a general idea, not really a definition. And there's still a lot of contention about the best name for the general idea.
2amp: if there is, i'd like to know
shotokanguy: A game with no direct conflict, lots of player interaction, streamlined rules (compared to wargames), good design and components, and usually wooden bits.
darthcliff: Anything printed originally in German.
AWildEep: Euro game may apply
djlg: "Such games typically have relatively simple rules, short playing times, fairly high levels of abstraction and player interaction, and attractive physical components. "
heli: it's sort of like obscenity: you can't define it, but you know it when you see it
CortexBomb: No, the community is too big now for definitions of broad categories to be consensible
skelebone: It's a gray area, but Designer Game is a more utilitarian term.
CDRodeffer: If there is, I'd like to see it.
chaddyboy_2000: Not really.
jttm: Needs wood, and a moving starting player
snoozefest: yes, although Tom Vasel apparently doesn't accept it, based on Dice Tower 4