tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post115563814982660400..comments2024-03-28T05:12:10.477-07:00Comments on Gone Gaming: Game Awards, Pro and ConColdfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1155708738835423832006-08-15T23:12:00.000-07:002006-08-15T23:12:00.000-07:00I've seen too many good games without awards and t...<I>I've seen too many good games without awards and too many bad games with them.</I><BR/><BR/>I'd be really interested to know which bad games have won an award; my general impression is that award-winners I don't like are probably still good games and just not the kind of game I like.<BR/><BR/>As far as awards go, I pay more attention to those which generally adhere to my tastes. This means SdJ out, IGA in. I am also interested in the more public awards; Meeple's Choice is interesting but I don't know if I will feel the same about the Geeks.<BR/><BR/>As for their influence over my purchases, most of the time I've been lucky enough to play the game in question before the award was given. I have never bought something as a result of its award status, so perhaps that is never going to be a question I can answer.<BR/><BR/>I don't think any of the awards are chosen by the same group of people, even if there is some crossover - I can envisage the Geeks producing very different results than the Meeple's Choice, for example.Pawnstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138454253813433739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1155670558473626012006-08-15T12:35:00.000-07:002006-08-15T12:35:00.000-07:00Game awards impress me no more than academy awards...Game awards impress me no more than academy awards for movies. I seldom agree with the results and tend to just ignore them. Reviews, comments by gamers, and session reports are my most important sources of information for buying games. I would never buy a game just because it won an award, any sooner than go to a movie because it won an Oscar.<BR/><BR/>But, if folks want to create publicity for games and the hobby, generate interesting (sometimes) discussions, and perhaps increase sales of games through awards, I have no problem with it.<BR/><BR/>I do disagree a bit with Coldfoot, though. I do use the Games Magazine 100 as a source of information. Certainly their descriptions and reviews are almost totally positive for all the games they cover, but I'm not sure I would have ever discovered Eurogames and BGG had I not decided to try one of Games Magazine's "winners" years ago. Now, I use BGG and blogs to do my research for game purchases, but I still look at the Games 100 for some ideas each year. I suppose I find it more helpful because they tend to cover more family games, which is the category I am most interested in.Gerald McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032201828179314072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1155667605561241322006-08-15T11:46:00.000-07:002006-08-15T11:46:00.000-07:00It's not hard to argue that the SDJs are very impo...It's not hard to argue that the SDJs are very important. They're a cultural phenemenon, they've helped push the German game industry, and they help keep game companies in business through their massive sales. I don't know how they managed it, but the SDJs are everything an award should be.<BR/><BR/>As for the rest ...Shannon Appelclinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454937577535623129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1155659535669098072006-08-15T09:32:00.000-07:002006-08-15T09:32:00.000-07:00Awards are nice, coming from recognized organizati...Awards are nice, coming from recognized organizations with authority in an industry. For me, there are a few too many gaming awards out there, and the ones that exist are perhaps not specific enough about type of game. For example, what makes the IGA different from the SDJ, DSP, Mensa, or Games Magazine awards? You have to do a little research and, even then, it's open to some interpretation.<BR/><BR/>Right now, I get way more information, related to buying, from personal comments and reviews on BGG and elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Awards make people happy, which I'm generally in favor of, and more awards=more happiness, so, go awards!Burninator23https://www.blogger.com/profile/02743316453964732506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1155648380845635962006-08-15T06:26:00.000-07:002006-08-15T06:26:00.000-07:00As one who does not generally get to play many gam...As one who does not generally get to play many games that I don't purchase, I like the game awards as a guide.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes... dare I say... I dare. Sometimes I use the game awards as a guide for games to stay away from. MENSA and Games Magazine awards come to mind. <BR/><BR/>I then do my own research before buying.Coldfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1155645266958955292006-08-15T05:34:00.000-07:002006-08-15T05:34:00.000-07:00With the BGG Awards in particular, there's one oth...With the BGG Awards in particular, there's one other pro or con (depending on how you look at it): The awards will bring more exposure to BGG itself.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm in the "indifferent" camp when it comes to awards. I don't really care about them, and I don't think they really skew my purchase decisions.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777107905513926736noreply@blogger.com