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One disadvantage of this method: I will spend more time searching for games than playing. 😂 Great content as usual, Ryan!

Very interesting as a chess player myself, I know that, some people get bored, of Chess. because they lose a lot but, I also know sometimes people get bored, of it because they win a lot. And also learning other board games, can expand your gameplay skill. But it's not to say that you should just stop playing chess, it's just you should only have chess in your life.

Did not know you could do this with the database, although I assumed that BGG was running some kind of meta-analysis of composite ratings like this in order to populate their "similar to" field on a game's page. If I can find the time to try this out, I might.

Great advice and nice to finally have someone publicise the function. I've been on BGG for around 19 years and discovered the Geekbuddy Analysis many years ago. Over the years I've curated an extensive list of Geekbuddies. It is the the most useful function for researching games (old and newer). If my Geekbuddies rate the game 6.6 or more - I'm very likely to also like the game. Under the Geekbuddy Manager, you can also put your Geekbuddies into specific Groups. So you could have a list called "Similar Gamers" or "Friends", etc. And when you do the Geekbuddy Analysis from a game page, you can isolate the rating by using the Group dropdown at the top of the list. Can I suggest to anyone interested? If you like (or dislike) a game - please take a few mins to add a rating on BGG and add a few comments around what you think of the game. Your comments don't have to be extensive, just enough to be useful for other people. The more ratings and comments - the better the data gets for everyone.

I use the geekbuddies feature regularly, but my geekbuddies are all friends or reviewers. It's never occurred to me to find strangers who align with my tastes and I think it's a great idea! I was just poking around BGG a bit and saw that under the stats section in my profile it gives a list of Largest Disparities in Ratings. The games on that list might be a good place to find geekbuddies who align with your less common tastes.

This looks like the best way possible to get personalized recommendations! I'm definitely going to start doing this, thanks for sharing!!

i’d love to see a review of this game where people throw away the player boards and just use computer apps or whatever for all calculations

Huge info man. I've been using the BGG website for years and had 0 idea such thing existed. Thanks!

I really enjoy your channel. This video is very informative. Thank you.

That is fascinating! I had no idea what the geek buddy feature was for. I am just using it for people I personally know. I've been using BGG regularly for over 10 years now and there are so many capabilities about the site that I've never explored. It's very overwhelming and busy trying to figure things out. It would be nice if the creators of the site would put out videos showing things like this. One of the more difficult things that I've had to research is how to format charts, tables, text and images in the forums.

Very cool feature, I will check it out thanks!

Excellent content as per this channel! Thanks! I’m trying this out now!

I had no idea this was a thing. Thanks. I especially like the advice on picking out a game you love that's a little different (from euros) to find GeekBuddies with the same quirks as you. I'd probably add: Flamme Rogue, Love Letter, Hadrian's Wall, Dixit.

This is incredibly helpful!! Often there are games on BGG that receive incredible ratings but still don't seem like they're for me. I've done a more manual version of this process in the past, checking to see if a game's positive reviews come from "reliable" (100+ reviews, strong bell curve) sources. Many of my favorite games today are titles that I bounced off of initially, so I try to take it seriously when a game I don't initially click with still has great ratings - but it can sometimes be difficult to tell where those great ratings come from. Sometimes an 8/10 means "tried and true evergreen strategy game," but just as often it means "lots of people are *really* excited about this kickstarter project that hasn't even finished shipping yet" or "lovely art direction and components distract from an otherwise middle-of-the-road gameplay experience." Having a more automated system to analyze "where is this 8/10 coming from" is going to be incredibly helpful in the future. Thank you!!

Absolutely amazing way to use BGG. I can't wait to try this out! My game friends and I always complain that the top 100 on BGG doesn't really align with any of our game tastes. Your method will really help! Thanks!

"The Birds" is a movie absolutely every horror lover should watch.

Biggest Blowout - GI Joe The Deck Building Game. We played a 3 player game and didn't fail a single mission the entire game. An extremely rare thing if you know the game. Closest Game - Champions of Midgard, all 5 players were within a 10 point range. Worst Play - Risk: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition. A good friend of mine wanted to play this, so reluctantly suffered through this game. Wow, forgot how bad Risk is and slapping on the LotR IP does not help. Best Day - Day before Thanksgiving; Orleans, Istanbul, Snow Tails, Viking See-Saw, and Green Team Wins

My top play was Quedlinburg Dash with my 4 year old and the family this Christmas. Thank you Ryan for the recommendation!

Great video guys! Merry Christmas! I'll keep your categories in mind so I can join you next year with my plays.

That was an epic game. 😅

Hilarious categories!

Very festive 🎄

Best play of the year return to dark tower. Closest game of the year terraforming mars. 2025 is going to be a great gaming year.

Top 10 Space Themed Games: #7. Agricola

Bro looks like the head of the character in Wolfenstein

Cool video, great to hear how you guys got started in the hobby! Not sure if it's been asked before, but why did you decide to start a UA-cam channel?

Upvote and like for Feast for Odin leaving the collection

Ouch. Nemesis Retaliation is not a replacement for Nemesis. It’s quite a different game mechanically and thematically set in the same setting.

I do have cat in the box and find it hard to get to the table. Does not have as much variation as I would like. Great video

Lol super easy family game too even my youngest enjoys picking the shortest train routes then spends the rest of the game blocking everyone else

I got the crew from you lol, my group enjoys both, but I see how the objectives would get repetitive. I think I enjoy endless winter solo or with a group that has played it several times. Oh Feast for Odin, ouch that one hurts me. That one is top 10 for me. I also backed way too much of the new Nemesis, but im going to wait to pick which Nemesis stays. Nemesis isnt for everyone. But definitely me lol

Every summer in my area, there is a board game flee market where hundreds of people come together, setup canopies and buy and sell their games. The games I got rid of at this event: 1. Cubitos 2. Incan Gold 3. The Reckoners 4. Dinosaur Island 5. Dinosaur World 6. Camel Up I know what you mean about Suburbia. I got rid of Sentinels of the Multiverse Big Box because of that reason. The bloat and setup became more of a burden. I enjoyed it more when it was the base game a a few expansions and it all fit in the base game box.

ABC Always Be Culling

Shakespeare and LotR LCG recently left my collection

Just got rid of 7 Wonders Duel because I received Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth as a gift.

Culling the collection is a must in this hobby imo. I just sold great western trail Argentina yesterday.

Under a minute crew

Cascadia plays up to 6 with the expansion

Thanks for answering my Agricola/Caverna relates Qs! Very helpful insights :) I really enjoy listening to you both talking about boardgames. You have a great sense of humour and chemistry between yourselves, as well as a wealth of BG experience and knowledge which is interesting to learn about. I would be interested to see your respective BG collections in closer detail yes. Happy holidays, All the best David

Thanks for the wonderful coverage of Quest Kids!

The single greatest boardgame I ever played in my life! I am proud to have known games made by GMT Games.

Millennium Blades sound really cool, I wonder if I could find it

I highly recommend Bottom of the 9th for a fun 2p baseball themed game. Also, great episode!

Ezra and Nehemiah is an amazing game by Garphill Games.

Feel your pain about the plays guys. Work and kids definitely play into simpler/faster games. I try for one game a week that I really like, and the rest are all family and kids game plays. The sports games I like are "Eleven" by Portal games is fairly good. Blitz Bowl by games workshop. And baseball highlights. Bounced hard off football highlights though. Good luck on the football game design. Don't give up! The best snack for me is peanut M&Ms.

Hmm, I think pretzels or pocky are my favorite gaming snack

Pretzels and gummy bears are my snack for board games