🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sun, Mar 11, 2012 07:36 PM UTC:
Ben Reiniger wrote:
I'm a little worried
about rating games when they are themed or experimental: for instance, my
only game is 4D, so probably not a good candidate for frequent play, but
(IMO of course) it is a very good setup as far as 4D games go. Should it
get rated in the former sense or the latter? Maybe the frequency of play
question will serve this purpose too, but maybe there should be a third
rating? (So 'good game', 'interesting', and 'often played'?)
Yes, the frequency of play question should serve this purpose. It will help separate dislikes from people who are just prejudiced against 4D games without playing your particular game from dislikes by people who have actually played it. In general, ratings from people who have played a game will matter more than ratings from people who have not played a game. That should help protect niche games from being underrated.
Ben Reiniger wrote:
Yes, the frequency of play question should serve this purpose. It will help separate dislikes from people who are just prejudiced against 4D games without playing your particular game from dislikes by people who have actually played it. In general, ratings from people who have played a game will matter more than ratings from people who have not played a game. That should help protect niche games from being underrated.