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Gloomhaven misses out on the top spot in BoardGameGeek’s rating charts

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Although it is not a file Hard scienceAnd they should be viewed with as much skepticism as players (with video) should look at a site like MetacriticUser rating cannot be denied BoardGameGeek Play a huge role in helping people choose which board games to buy, play and/or argue about.

An invaluable asset consisting of everything from a community forum to a wiki to a property platform, the site allows anyone who has played the game to rate it. As more people rate a game, that rating becomes more valuable, and while it’s far from a perfect system –This 2019 post has a very good guide to the pros and cons of ratings– Most people, myself included, can’t help but look at the game’s rating and feel that it is how much kind of effect.

You might think that when the site is more than 20 years old, there have been dozens or even more favorable One of the games that rose to first place in the BGG rating table. but not! While the site exists – or rather, while the rating system exists – only eight Games have ever made their way to the top of the heap.

The top seven are:

  • Paths of glory
  • Tigris and Euphrates
  • Puerto Rico
  • Agricola
  • Twilight clash
  • Pandemic Legacy Season 1
  • glumhaven

glumhaven, the biggest board game of the past decade, had held the top spot since December 2017, but this month it was finally dethroned, ending its five-year reign. Not a new game. Instead it was renovated by me Brass: BirminghamA game first released in 2018. Although I have never been able to review the game on the site, I played a bit in 2019 and thought it was pretty good! no The best ever Well, but that’s why collecting feedback is such a tricky business.

instead of me Kotaku Article, so here it is I SUSD For review Brass: Birmingham Alternatively, if you are wondering what kind of game can find itself ranking high among board game professionals:

Brass: Birmingham – review of “Shut Up and Sit Down”

If you are wondering which game might accomplish this feat, BGG It is said that the difference between points glumhaven And Brass: Birmingham It’s so subtle that they “maybe switch places for a while,” as it was Epidemic legacy (It’s also on top), so fresh blood may have to wait a while.

from BGG A function declaring a shift It also includes some very useful tips for collecting reviews, regardless of the medium:

It’s not like any of these categorizations are fixed in time or the game lands in the “right” place and never moves again. The ratings do not indicate absolute greatness, but rather greatness relative to the large number of people who are fans of that game or the specific type of game.

glumhaven, for example, is not a game that casual gamers would pick up on a whim, but an experience that appeals to those who might be particularly interested in what this game has to offer. I don’t fall into that bucket, so I’m unlikely to ever play the game, which means I won’t be adding my (possibly low) rating to the game’s page. You can only get a “decent” rating for a game if you force everyone in the world to play it and rate it – and forced ratings probably aren’t a reliable measure either, so let’s not go there.

Reviews and ratings only matter if your taste matches that of others. Don’t assume that all high-rated games are recommended for you, and don’t avoid that low-rated game that seems a perfect match for your tastes. You do it, Bose.

Here are the top 10 games as they are today, if you’re interested in seeing the full list of games that are being acquired BGG users truly excited:

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Although I did not have time to check Brass: BirminghamI There is Check out many of the other titles on this list – incl Epidemic legacyAnd Mars terraforming And insurgencyYou can read it here.

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