***FINAL UPDATE*** Aldie & friends have FINALLY added a # of players voting function to each game's page. So this list is FINALLY obsolete!!! Thank you to everyone who helped contribute to this list and helped show how useful the stats could be. Oh happy day! And there was much rejoicing...
***UPDATE*** Make sure you check out my companion geeklist:
Ultimate Optimum # of Players List (BGG Top 288) RESULTS SO FAR... http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/18661A little over a year ago I got fed up with having to wade through forums to find out if a game was "light enough" for my family or "heavy enough" to interest me. So, I created a geeklist "Is it Light? Is it Heavy? Is it Something Inbetween? You tell me!"
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/9628Thanks to your input, within a week or two, Aldie & friends saw the use of such a weight rating system and implemented it! WOOHOO!
So now, I am again fed up. Fed up with wading through forums to find out how many players a game plays well with; the given player range doesn't seem to be very useful in many cases...
So I've created this list in order to compile everyone's "player #" ratings. Each night I will update the figures for each game. I hope that this too will one day be added to each game page, and as part of the advanced search function. If not, then at least the #'s in this list should be helpful.
Okay, this is how it will work:
For each game, I will list the player range. If you feel you have enough experience with a game to tell if it plays well with a certain number of players then you can indicate it with a
or a
Give thumbs up to a # of players which a game plays "very, very well with" (i.e. you CAN give thumbs up to more than one # of players per game).
Give thumbs down when you don't think a game works well with that # of players (e.g. you would rather play something else at that # of people).
So there are
FOUR rules to follow:
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1.) Stay within the stated player range (i.e. no "but I cooked up a great 1 player variant"). If the stated player range sucks or is inaccurate, I will not change it...that would be too much on my plate.
2.) You can either give a thumb up to a certain number, a thumb down, or leave it blank (especially if you have no experience with certain #'s of players). DO NOT take expansions into consideration, only the base game.
3.) Don't fall into "the more the merrier" synndrome. If a game range goes up high, to something like 7...don't get stuck with the mentality that it is only worth playing at the maximum # of players. You can still vote this way if you'd like, but try and be rational about it.
4.) Don't be a fanboy. This is not intended to be a place to rate the game as a whole, that's what game ratings are for. You CANNOT give thumbs up to every # of players for a game. But this does not mean you have to give any of them a thumb down either. Instead, you are allowed to give a thumb up to as many # of players for a game...MINUS ONE. Example: Puerto Rico's range is 2-5, if you really, honestly think it scales wonderfully, you can still only give thumbs up to 3 of the 4 #'s of players (e.g. thumbs up to 3, 4, 5...but not 2).
5.) Don't be a hater. This is not intended to be a place to rate the game as a whole, that's what game ratings are for. You CANNOT give only thumbs down to any or all of the #'s of players for a game. You MUST give at least one thumb up to a game. Example: You just played Puerto Rico with 2 players and didn't like it. You CANNOT give Puerto Rico a thumb down with 2 players UNLESS you give it at least one thumb up somewhere else.
A post I'm looking for would look something like this...Example: Puerto Rico, player range 2-5:
3, 4, 5
2
Also acceptable would be:
3, 4, 5
(notice that 2 is left blank...because you CANNOT give thumbs up to all options in the player range)
Unacceptable would be:
2, 3, 4, 5
(you CANNOT give thumbs up to all options)
2, 3, 4, 5
Neither would be:
3, 4, 5
Also no to:
2
(You MUST give thumbs up to at least one option)
Another example with Up Front, player range 2-3:
Acceptable would be:
3
or
2
or
2
3
or
3
2
None of the following would be acceptable:
2, 3
(You cannot give thumbs up to all options in a player range)
or
2, 3
or
2
or
3
(You MUST give thumbs up to at least one option in a player range)
That's everything. As I said, try and give
with the number of players you think a game plays "very very well" with; this is independent of the quality of the game itself. We are trying to determine with which numbers of players each game plays best with (or very very well with). You can be as liberal or stingy with your thumbs as you prefer (within the rules of course).
That might be a lot of rules for this, but I tried to build in some anti-shill rules, so hopefully they prove useful.
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So to sum up:
1.) give
and
to # of players within the stated range (you can also leave out some #'s of players, i.e. you do no need to rate all #'s of players in a range).
when a # of players works "really really well" and
when you would probably not want to play with that # of players. DO NOT include expansions into your thinking.
2.) You CANNOT give thumbs up to all #'s of players in a range. You have to leave at least one blank (or give at least one thumb down).
3.) You CANNOT give thumbs down without giving at least one thumb up.
Well that's it. Have fun everybody
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Having trouble finding the game you clicked this for? Here is the list of games. If you press the "ctrl" button on your keyboard, hold it, and press "F", and then enter the name of the game you're looking for to see what page it is on. You can do the same thing to quickly find the game on that page as well.
Games in
BOLD have few votes and need more votes!!! (but you can always vote on any game you wish)
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Puerto Rico
Caylus
Tigris & Euphrates
Power Grid
El Grande
Princes of Florence
Ra
Die Macher
Age of Steam
War of the Ring
Goa
Wallenstein
Memoir '44
Railroad Tycoon
Settlers of Catan
Modern Art
Taj Mahal
Samurai
Ticket to Ride Europe
Struggle of Empires
Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition
Ticket to Ride
Up Front
Ticket to Ride - Marklin Edition
Amun-Re
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San Juan
Crokinole
Tichu
Game of Thrones
Reef Encounter
Through the Desert
Europe EngulfedAcquire
Carcassonne
Maharaja: Palace Building in India
Dune
Roads and BoatsTraders of Genoa
Ingenious
Hollywood Blockbuster
Carcassonne - The CityTikal
Louis XIV
La Citta
Union Pacific
Santiago
Blokus
Web of Power
RoboRally
Friedrich======
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Thurn and Taxis
Princes of the RenaissanceTorres
1830
Shadows over Camelot
AntikeRepublic of RomeCivilization
Carcassonne - Hunters and Gatherers
Keythedral
For Sale
Citadels
St. Petersburg
Medici
AntiquityTime's UpAttika
Space HulkDescent: Journeys in the DarkVinci
San Marco
PitchCarWarmachineChina======
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Bohnanza
Fury of DraculaHeroScapeLowenherzArkham Horror
IndonesiaPrimordial Soup
Scepter of ZavandorYsLiberteMykerinosBlue Moon CityZendoAlhambra
Werewolf
Hacienda
Mu and Mehr
Star Wars - The Queen's GambitWarrior KnightsRunebound Second Edition
Hansa
Colossal ArenaMeuterer
Razzia!
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Vegas ShowdownHere I StandIn the Shadow of the Emperor
Conquest of the EmpireStephenson's RocketDaytona 500Lord of the Rings
Diplomacy
Winner's Circle
ShowmanagerArk of the CovenantEdel, Stein & ReichBritannia
ChinatownHey! That's My Fish!
Cosmic EncounterTitanA Gamut of GamesFunkenschlagLiar's Dice
Axis & Allies: RevisedAtlantic StarFormula De
Aladdin's Dragons1870======
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High SocietyRevolution: The Dutch Revolt1856Elasund: The First City of CatanMedinaKremlinJava
ManilaCapitolHistory of the WorldOltremare - Merchants of VeniceWyatt Earp
Tales of the Arabian KnightsBattlestationsRumisNexus OpsMexicaNo Thanks!TempusAve CaesarEvoMystery Rummy: Jack the RipperFury of DraculaRicochet RobotTa Yu======
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I'm the BossEmpires in ArmsCan't StopCarolus MagnusBang!
NapoleonFairy TaleDoom: The BoardgameCategory 5
PuebloSurvive!
Siedler von NurnbergDie HandlerShogun/Samurai Swords7 AgesTower of BabelUm ReifenbreiteFearsome Floors
Middle Earth CCGLost ValleyStichelnSettlers of Catan - Travel EditionStarfarers of CatanLeonardo da VinciWarhammer Quest======
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Cleopatra and the Society of ArchitectsCribbage
Loopin' Louie
Big CityCanal ManiaExpeditionWings of War - Famous AcesSleuthHimalayaDownfall of PompeiiSettlers of CanaanDowntown: Air War Over HanoiElfenlandSieben SiegelFull Metal PlaneteWizard KingsMerchant of VenusKretaAge of RenaissanceSettlers of the Stone AgeSword of Rome: The Conquest of ItalyEnd of the TriumvirateStrat-o-Matic BaseballBausackTahuantinsuyu======
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Die Saulen der ErdeImperialShogunYspahanThrough the Ages: A Story of CivilizationGreat Battles of Alexander: Deluxe EditionWits & WagersOasisWings of War - Watch Your Back!SerenissimaDiamant
Gulo GuloWorld of WarcraftMan O WarO Zoo le MioRisk 2210 A.D.MasonsCartagenaSpace DealerBreaking AwayJuntaTurn the TideVolldampfIndustrial WasteGoldland
Posted Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:34 am
