Rate board games

Not just “good” or “bad”: rate board games in eight dimensions

Fun, replayability, setup, accessibility, depth, components, theme, balance. Eight questions, under a minute, and Playnexi computes a score from “Dust collector” to “Perfect game”. For you, for your group’s average and for the whole community.

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Rating in every plan · group average from Adventurer (€1.99/month) · reviews with thumbs up

Playnexi rating assistant: question 1 of 8, fun with five stars, next button below — The rating assistant: one question per step, tap the stars, next.

Eight dimensions, weighted

Fun counts double, replayability one and a half times, components, theme and balance half. That turns eight star questions into an honest overall score.

Fun ×2

How much fun is it? The most important question, hence double weight.

Replayability ×1.5

Do you want to play it again, or was one game enough?

Setup

How fast is it ready to play? Ten minutes of sorting cost points.

Accessibility

How easy is it to learn? Important for groups with changing guests.

Depth

How much strategy is in it? The main argument for connoisseurs.

Components ×0.5

Material, artwork, quality. Nice, but not decisive.

Theme & immersion ×0.5

Does it pull you into its world, or is the theme pasted on?

Balance ×0.5

Fair chances for everyone, or does the same strategy always win?

Group and community

How your group sees it, and how everyone else does

Every game page shows two averages side by side: your group’s and that of all Playnexi players, each with the number of ratings and the eight dimensions individually. Some games are a hit only in your group, some the whole world loves except you.

Group average with all eight dimensions
Overall average of all Playnexi players on the public game page
Labels from “Dust collector” to “Perfect game”
Reviews with username and thumbs up
Change your rating at any time

Game page in the Playnexi app with group average, overall average and the eight dimensions as bars

What makes ratings in Playnexi

Assistant instead of form

One question per step with a one-sentence explanation, tap the stars, automatically on. Under a minute per game.

Weighted formula

Eight dimensions, clear weights. A pretty game without replayability does not end up on top.

Reviews

Optional comment with every rating, visible on the game page in the database.

Thumbs up

Helpful reviews get thumbs, sort to the top and unlock achievements.

Achievements for critics

First rating, Talkative, Collector critic, Top critic, Board game sommelier, Helpful review.

Helps with the vote

Highly rated games of the group are the better candidates for the next game night.

Ideas from real groups

Buy or not?

Read the overall rating and the reviews on the game page before buying. “Accessibility 2 stars” says more than any box.

The family check

The kids rate too: if “accessibility” and “fun” are right, the game stays at the front of the shelf.

Club ranking

The club rates every game played. After a year the club top 10 is there, with group average instead of gut feeling.

Clear out the dust collectors

Everything labelled “Dust collector” or “Disappointing” goes on the flea-market pile. The collection gets smaller and better.

“Playnexi rates board games in eight weighted dimensions: fun (×2), replayability (×1.5), setup, accessibility and depth (×1), components, theme and balance (×0.5). This yields a score from 1 to 5 with labels from “Dust collector” to “Perfect game”. Every game page shows the group average and the overall average of all players side by side, plus reviews with thumbs up. Rating works in every plan, the group average from Adventurer (€1.99/month).”

Frequently asked questions about ratings

From eight dimensions with one to five stars each, weighted: fun counts double, replayability one and a half times, setup, accessibility and depth once, components, theme and balance half. The result is a score from 1 to 5 with a label from “Dust collector” to “Perfect game”. A game with great components that nobody wants to play twice does not end up on top.

The group average shows how your own group sees a game, the overall average how all Playnexi players rate it. Both sit side by side with the number of ratings, so you can tell whether a game is a hit only in your group.

Yes, the rating assistant walks you through all eight in under a minute, each with a one-sentence explanation. At the end you can add an optional comment. You can change your rating at any time.

Your comment appears with your username as a review on the game page in the database, your stars flow into the overall average. Other players can give your review a thumbs up.

It sorts helpful reviews to the top and unlocks achievements: ten thumbs on one review earn “Helpful review”. Frequent raters get “Talkative”, “Collector critic”, “Top critic” and the “Board game sommelier” for a rating in every genre.

Rating and writing reviews work in every plan. The group average, the evaluation of your own group, belongs to Adventurer (€1.99 per month) and Guild Master, with a 14-day trial without payment details.

Eight questions, one honest score

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