tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post115553391278335266..comments2024-03-28T05:12:10.477-07:00Comments on Gone Gaming: 16 Short Faidutti ReviewsColdfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1157951924406277512006-09-10T22:18:00.000-07:002006-09-10T22:18:00.000-07:00Generally, I mean wacky and unexpected things can ...Generally, I mean wacky and unexpected things can occur and can upset your plans.<BR/><BR/>When taken to the extreme, this can make it impossible to strategize, but that's not the case for lower levels of chaos.Shannon Appelclinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454937577535623129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1157736973430113832006-09-08T10:36:00.000-07:002006-09-08T10:36:00.000-07:00Nice work, again, Shannon. We enjoy Boomtown, and ...Nice work, again, Shannon. We enjoy Boomtown, and after reading your full review of Dragon's Gold, I've decided to add it to a pending games order. I need games for at least 6 players, we enjoy negotiation games such as Bohnanza, the rules seem simple, and it plays quickly. Sounds like a perfect fit for our family gaming. Your article was good timing for me.Gerald McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032201828179314072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1157653773098768702006-09-07T11:29:00.000-07:002006-09-07T11:29:00.000-07:00It's a conversion of my RPGnet ratings to a slight...It's a conversion of my RPGnet ratings to a slightly more meaningful scale.<BR/><BR/>RPGnet uses a 1-5 point scale for Style (which I use to mean component design, beauty, utility, etc) and Substance (which I use to mean gameplay).<BR/><BR/>Overally, my average rating over 332 reviews is a Style of 4.00 and a Substance of 3.77, which as you'll see in a second converts to a B/B-.<BR/><BR/>When I convert to a letter grade, I add together Style and 2*Substance, to generate a number from 3-15. 15 is an "A", 14 an "A-", 13 a "B+", etc. The overall results tends to be that if it's a great game it gets an "A", a good game gets a "B", and an average game gets a "C", with component quality slightly adjusting that up and down. I'll also adjust slightly up or down if I really meant to give the game a half point rating (e.g., 4.5, 3.5).<BR/><BR/>So, there's no A+ on my scale; A is as good as it gets. As I generally recommend buying, Bs I generally recommend playing, while Cs are average which isn't that exciting in my book.Shannon Appelclinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454937577535623129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1157651036433678742006-09-07T10:43:00.000-07:002006-09-07T10:43:00.000-07:00You've posted lists of games with letter grades a ...You've posted lists of games with letter grades a couple times in this blog. There seem to be quite a few B's and very few A's. Do you have a checklist in your mind as you're assigning grades? Are there any A+ games? Have you ever listed the A+ games here or elsewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com