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Suggesting all boardgames are similar? Those are fighting words. Personally, I write off Gloomhaven because it's a tactical miniatures game (something I've nev
by Pinckney 8y ago
Suggesting all boardgames are similar? Those are fighting words.
Personally, I write off Gloomhaven because it's a tactical miniatures game (something I've never cared for). There are other high ranked games, like Caverna, which I write off for similar reasons.
- Jedd 8y ago> Suggesting all boardgames are similar? Entirely not what I suggested. Amazon has a large registered user base (who can apply ratings), and only a tiny percentage of those are interested in religious books (or, these days, you could probably say only a v.small percentage of Amazon customers are buying books of any sort). BoardGameGeek has a user based almost by definition exclusively of people who are interested in board games. GP's suggestion that niche product ratings could / are skewed by people unfamiliar with the topic doesn't apply so well to niche communities, especially ones with effective moderation. Disclaimer - I've been on BGG since 2012, own Gloomhaven (but haven't played it), and consequently haven't rated it.
- Pinckney 8y agoMy comment was meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek. Sorry I didn't convey that well. I do think the boardgame community has enough subniches that it's not immune to this problem, though.
- Jedd 8y agoAh, okay - apologies that I didn't pick up on that. I wouldn't self-describe as a board gamer. I monitor the forums & reviews a bit, and have been going to a local meetup for a little while. But it does feel like board gamers tend to be quite familiar with games outside their 'preference zone' -- perhaps more so than other work & hobby areas I've experienced. Anecdotal, to be sure.