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!
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!!
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.
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.
Yeah the "similar" feature is a nice feature for finding games like a specific game, but I have found this can be a lot more powerful as you can build up a list that covers your tastes over a wide variety of games and then see lots of user comments that are from that curated list. One of those things you can always chip away at adding more to, but once you have it set up, it doesn't take any maintenance to keep using it. -Ryan
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!
So glad to hear it! 🎉 -Ryan
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!!
Awesome, hope it serves you as well as it has served me! -Ryan
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.
It is definitely a non-obvious feature, hope it works well for you too! -Ryan
This looks like the best way possible to get personalized recommendations! I'm definitely going to start doing this, thanks for sharing!!
Awesome, hope it works well for you! -Ryan
One disadvantage of this method: I will spend more time searching for games than playing. 😂
Great content as usual, Ryan!
Haha always the struggle, glad you enjoyed it! -Ryan
Excellent content as per this channel! Thanks! I’m trying this out now!
Thanks for watching and good luck! -Ryan
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.
Yeah the "similar" feature is a nice feature for finding games like a specific game, but I have found this can be a lot more powerful as you can build up a list that covers your tastes over a wide variety of games and then see lots of user comments that are from that curated list.
One of those things you can always chip away at adding more to, but once you have it set up, it doesn't take any maintenance to keep using it.
-Ryan
I really enjoy your channel. This video is very informative. Thank you.
Appreciate the feedback, thanks for watching! -Ryan
Very cool feature, I will check it out thanks!
It's definitely a powerful feature that flies under the radar... hope you get some value out of it! -Ryan