Chic's Purchasing Games Rule #2: Board Game Geek

How do you know if a game is good or not? Do you really want to own the game? Ask yourself the following questions and do it before you have to learn the hard way like I did.


Rule #2: Have you checked out the Geek?

I always check BoardGameGeek.com before I buy a game. They have great reviews, forums, user ratings and a great list of awards the game has won with each game description. The Geek rates games based on user preferences, but make sure that a ton of users have rated a game. That way you get the most accurate rating of games. 

TimeWellSpent.org says this about BoardGameGeek: If you want to learn more about this hobby, more about a game, more about the people who play them, or anything related to board games period - then there is only one place to go. At BoardGameGeek.Com users like us rate their favorite games - and there are thousands upon thousands of users, and over 30,000 games.