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¿Question #3469?
meshuggener: Name a game where the "theme" is strong enough that the "mechanics" are not the main focus.

Woelf: Any game sold on Kickstarter where the focus is on the hundreds of miniatures that come with it.
BOBBYCAN: I love mashed potatoes and gravy.
Greedo: Warhammer
ricardofo: The plot against hitler
Grinning One: Order of the Stick Adventure Game
scriptorum: Betrayal at House on Hill. Even the rules aren't clear in that game, but it's still fun.
spayne: chess
ahauwi1: Descent can be quite immersive. I feel it in Ag too.
ender4232: Star Wars ccg by DEcipher
Der Ubermolch: Nanofictionary
timstellmach: Betrayal at House on the Hill
rjstreet: Battlelore oddly enough - many players get so wrapped up in combat they forget that victory points matter.
hildo: Buck Rogers
lestat2099: Arkham Horror and Runebound
chockle: Hide & Seek
shteev: lunch money
DHEK: Fury of Dracula.
Wes Robiinson: Twilight Struggle
DataRaven: Give me the brain
Kibbersdog: Epic Duels
sigmazero13: HeroScape
sdonohue: zombies!!!
puffinge: Intrige
CelestialMoonFlower: Monopoly
Numskull: Mystery of the Abbey
joshua1281: Star Wars: Epic Duels Game
MaksimSmelchak: Talisman.
miyazakigrognard: Diplomacy
joebelanger: See any Steve Jackson game.
Helenoftroy: Shakespeare, Hera and Zeus, and Blue Moon
hellsbishop: Once upon a time.
Chris Page: Talisman. It helps that there are no real mechanics beyond the "argue errata" one.
Datek: Bootleggers - not that the mechanics are lacking
Platinum Dragon: Zombies.
POvidiusNaso: Circus Imperium.
Beowulf: Dune!
aramis: Once Upon a Time.
LemonyFresh: Dungeonquest
Teriyaki Donuts: Bang! has a great theme.
fubar awol: Can't
double_ones: Dungeons and Dragons
skrutsch: I'm not sure that's really possible.
axarca: Candyland
BaSL: so: a beautiful game that sucks?
ssmooth: You can't play a theme without a game. The way the game works is always the first focus.
2amp: talisman
ValJor: PotSM
TMJJS: traumfabrik
djlg: Any of the "roll, move, slay monster, earn points, roll, move," adventure games.
Lord_Prussian: An interesting question. Betrayal at the House on the Hill maybe.
The Unbeliever: 42
skelebone: Eat at Ralph's.
chaddyboy_2000: Tales of the Arabian Nights.
CDRodeffer: Bootleggers
CortexBomb: There are a lot of games in this category, stuff like Betrayal at House on the Hill is the first thing that comes to mind though
Spielfreak: Talisman
jttm: An RPG
heli: Once Upon a Time, many RPGs if run right
sos1: Once Upon a Time