Right on the heels of this...
Don't be offended when someone corrects you.

If you've posted in the wrong place, someone will tell you. If you asked a question that has been posted several times before, someone might give you a link to the prior threads rather than an answer. No matter what the tone of the answerer is, try to take it as a lesson learned and commit yourself to checking things next time.

Where else can I use the AdBlock extension to block an animated avatar whose sole purpose is to confuse and irritate? Hmm, well, everywhere, actually... never mind.

This should be moved to a forum.

Try pressing escape.

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Then we berate you umptil yew cries,

See item #11.

Groggie is a rule unto himself.

He is a "WTF?" moment personified into living flesh.

He's our "and now for something completely different" commercial, in the midst of your regularly scheduled programming.

He's the clown that shows up at your kid's birthday party, that no one remembers hiring.

He's a petite mal seizure, portrayed on an 8.5" by 11" piece of paper.

He's not only discordant, he's also recordant.

He's the guy that everyone knows, but no-one can quote directly.

He's the only person I know, who's never been seen in the company of himself.

No one truly knows Groggie, or has seen Groggie, but there are Groggie sized chunks missing from their sanity.

This would be a poorer and lonelier place without him.

Kinda like the Joker's good twin brother.

Grog may be Aldie after one too many e-mails.

Following on from this, if you can't find the answer to your question in the forums, go ahead and ask the question, but

GIVE YOUR POST A MEANINGFUL SUBJECT HEADING

It's quite possible the question has been asked under a heading like "A Question", which is why you've missed it. A subject like "Question on Scoring for Pastures" is much more useful when future readers with the same question are looking for it.

(Note, that subject was totally off the top of my head, I don't need help scoring pastures in Agricola)

I will propose a corollary: For existing BGGers, assume that the person has searched. Maybe he came up with 200 hits or had a question that would be difficult to search. But nothing irritates me more (not usually here but in any forum) than searching, not finding my answer, posting, then reading 4 responses of "WHY DON'T YOU USE THE %^&%$ SEARCH FUNCTION???" If you were going to take the trouble to respond at all, why not just answer the question? It would probably take just as much typing. And does an oft-answered question offend you THAT much that you have to take time out of your day to berate the poster?

So my suggestion is, if you see a question someone has asked before, answer it or move on to the next post.

I agree with you, but I don't think this is a common situation. If I can answer a question I will, if no one has beaten me to it (they usually have). I don't think I have ever seen a single response to a question such as you describe on these forums, much less 4, so I think most adopt the same attitude. They may post a link to a previous thread, that maybe covers things in more detail, but the question gets answered.

None of that means it's not a good idea to have a look at the list of previous posts in the rules forum, you may find your answer without having to wait for a response.

Find all sides of this one interesting since as a newb, trying not to ask a question that has been asked 100 times, doing a session report or review too similar to another, or starting a geeklist that has been done before. (Has it all been done already?) But feel I should not be intimidated by this and enjoy the site.

I could not agree more. Also:

POST RULES QUESTIONS IN THE "RULES" FORUM FOR THAT GAME

The forums for many games are littered with chit-chat (see Agricola, as already mentioned). Before posting a rules question I always search through the entire "Rules" forum for that game reading the Subject Headings (and not bothering with any that say "A Couple of Questions"). If nothing fits the bill I post my question, with a relevant Subject Heading. If anyone else ever has the same question they should find my post quite easily.

Are you serious? BGG NewUsers, please SHUT UP?

I must disagree with this. It behooves the community to allow people to express their opinions and cope with disagreements. I would like to think that this community could handle that.

Yes... I know we can't, always. But I truly cannot believe this is introductory advice to a New User.

You're right.

Looks like it's me who needs to shut up. Edit coming up!

Oh no, please do not shut up - this is a well-intentioned thread and, I daresay, reading the commentary (and your gentlemanly responses thereto) would provide an excellent introduction to the community for any new user.

I suppose the ultimate lesson here is - do what you can to add to this site, and be receptive to community efforts to help you along in that endeavor.

Also, learn the difference between "your" and "you're", or else some pedantic person(s) will inevitably correct you.

I wrote the geeklist at 2:30 am because I couldn't sleep. I think I'm not going to do that anymore.

...because he knows who YOU are! Muwhahahahaha!

There is an interesting link about who can be Aldie.

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/309526

Why should you know Aldie?

Because on BGG, Aldie knows you!

In Soviet Russia, Aldie... wait...

(head explodes)

Aldie? There is no Aldie...he is merely a construct of the metaverse who's purpose is to give all our lives greater meaning as we mindlessly believe in a greater power.

If there were no Aldie, it would be necessary to create him...

Don't just order games, but look into the Marketplace and start considering how and whether to trade or sell games as well. Trading, particularly, will:

1) Bolster and refresh your collection;

2) Introduce you to new gamers aka friends;

3) Work those little grey cells;

4) Involve you in the site rather more;

5) Possibly make a number of people very happy.

Strongly recommended.

Trading is a game all by itself.

I game I have completed for the the first time. I have a copy of Tikal currently being shipped to me by the wonderfull United States Postal Service.

Visit BGG when drunk with caution. You may post something that you later regret. Or get all enthusiastic about a game and order it straight away. Like I did last night.

Also, if you wish, you can visit the Chain of Generosity where games fly around all the time

Catch the Mistakes
Try to get the spelling mistakes before they happen so you don't have to go back and edit.

"We just picked up our red setter, Bussey, from the breeder and was eager to try him out. Archibald and Lucille were both very excited about having a pet dog and Gretchen had wanted a red setter since she was a little girl. We took Bussey over to Perkshire Park to have a run around. He was very boisterous and pulled on the lead all the way there. As soon as we let him off the lead he ran over and bit a small child in the face.

The next day, Bussey was exterminated by the nice lady at the vets.

This was my first experience with setters and I found the breed to be too random. I hope our experience with setters is better next time!!!"

Does this mean we have to stand to post?

What can you expect from people who are on the computer all day?

*sigh* I'll go back and edit...

". . . so can't you"?

Don't Buy a Game just because someone tells you "It's great"

There will be a lot of posts telling you that "this is the best game ever", don't just listen to them, read reviews, watch videos, read the rules, try everything that will help you to let you know this game is for you or not.

The same thing for the opposite, don't just listen to the negative reviews, (a lot of people after the first bad review say: OK', that's it, I wont buy this game because of ____").

This has been summed up in a pithy phrase by which many live less disappointing, more economical lives; Try before you buy.

With that said... I almost never try a game before I buy it


[edited for wandering indefinite articles]

Don't apologise now...be confident.

I'm not apologizing. I am simply stating what I am doing. Dang, I should have said "I am joking."

I married her

How do you feel about that, Karlsen?

Karlsen has swooned.



I love to use that word in a sentence.

Actually, I think Ambrose has swooned.

I feel fine

Figure out how you'd like to use thumbs

Thumbs are on average a rough measure of quality on this site although this does vary. On the game pages thumbs are more of an indication of quality. In GeekLists/forums they tend to be more of a general 'that's neat/you made me laugh' type indicator.

Advice for newbies: Please use this sentence in the right context. We are talking about geeklists.

Generally speaking, Thumb a list if you add an item. It's just good form; if you liked the list enough to contribute, you liked it enough to give it a little nudge towards the front page.

Hey, Ben! Fear #6!

I think that's an outside joke, maybe.

At best.



This, on the other hand, isn't a joke; it's a good recommendation. Now where's my "facemelting" emoticon...

Oh, no! Now I must report this to my son, and then we'll have to sing it. Then his two brothers will hear us and then they'll have to sing it.

And then mom will tell us to shut up!

Is that you, future me?

Looks like somebody didn't take a moment to stop in here first... http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/33671

What if the rules question is about Religion, Sex, or Politics?



And why is the answer always "UR DOIN IT WRONG?"

We have a SEX, forum.... I didn't know we could rate those games here too.

"Geeklists aren't intended to track your collection or wantlist..."

According to whom? I've used a private geeklist to track thrift and auction purchases (aka "parts of my collection").

I'm not saying they can't be used for that purpose, but that's not the intention behind geeklists (especially since there is a way to track your collection and wantlists through the collection editor part of the website.)

It's okay to publish negative reviews, but not about this game, because it's damned good.

If you do post a negative review, however, "This game sucks and I hate it" isn't going to be accepted by the mods or the community.

As with any review, tell us what you don't like about the game, and why. Give the readers some insight into why they may not want it. That's the purpose of a review, after all.