How to measure players' skills in games

Bias is a bit of an ugly word, isn’t it? It certainly has become one of those battle phrases in the culture war, where both sides of the argument accuse the other of forcing their biases onto …

The highest rated years on BoardGameGeek

The waiting is finally coming to an end! On Sunday, July 21, the jury will announce the winners of Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2024. We’re blessed with another year of very …

The waiting is finally coming to an end! On Sunday, July 21, the jury will announce the winners of Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2024. We’re blessed with another year of very …

What it is and what it isn't

It's still a couple of weeks until Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2024 winners will be announced on July 21, but I think it's already time for some speculations! 🤓 Who do you think will b...

Spiel des Jahres 2024 is around the corner! As in the previous four years, I’ll try to predict what games have the best shot at ending up on the longlist (aka recommendations) and the shortlist …

The best board game designers of all times – according to Spiel des Jahres

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Using synthetic control to make up our own counterfactual world

Orchard is a beloved children’s game classic which is so old – it’s as old as myself. 👴 As one might expect from a children’s game, it’s really simple: roll a die, pick a fruit …

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Top-rated board games as evaluated by our recommendation engine. Find the best board and card games with personal recommendations for your taste!

TL;DR: BoardGameGeek calculates its ranking by adding around 1500-1600 dummy ratings of 5.5 to the regular users' ratings. They called it their geek score, statisticians call it a Bayesian average. We...