<p>In Episode 277 we discuss why and how we rate board games on BGG and run through each of the rating levels, how they're described on BGG, and provide samples of our ratings at each level. </p><p>We also discuss a poll about rating board games on BGG.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:29 Poll Time: Do you rate games on BoardGameGeek?</p><p>7:42 BGG Ratings Topic Introduction</p><p>9:40 1 - Awful Defies Game Description</p><p>15:34 2 - Very Bad, Won't Play Ever Again</p><p>19:30 3 - Bad, Likely Won't Play This Again</p><p>23:24 4 - Not So Good, But Could Play Again</p><p>27:51 5 - Mediocre, Take It Or Leave It</p><p>32:34 6 - OK, Will Play If In The Mood</p><p>38:05 7 - Good, Usually Willing To Play</p><p>42:47 8 - Very Good, Enjoy Playing And Would Suggest It</p><p>47:59 9 - Excellent, Very Much Enjoy Playing</p><p>53:27 10 - Outstanding, Will Always Enjoy Playing</p><p>57:32 Final Thoughts</p><p>If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes</p><p>Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social</p><p>Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205</p><p>Join our Discord server at: <a href="https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3lHz8hurQi4NS-TvLm9V729HY6sD3OzGpUCKggM_HXyRMwmVnGkvofFcI_aem_fX9tYd7zaUUlJZiHNflXqg" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd</a></p><p></p>
