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'I wanted the game to feel unlike anything else': How I invented hit board game (www.bigissue.com)
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[–] donio@feddit.de 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Is this a hit board game? The number of BGG ratings and rank (13648) don't reflect that. Does it stand out in some way from the multitude of similar games?

[–] Matte@feddit.it 5 points 10 months ago

yyyyyeah, 57 ratings on BGG is really low.

[–] ZDL@ttrpg.network 3 points 10 months ago

Would "hit" not be defined by sales? Do we have sales figures?

[–] Narann@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Maybe it's a good game, but definetely not a hit.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 6 points 10 months ago

Reading the article, it looks like it's a hit because Waterstones, a major UK book store chain, ordered and sold 15k+ copies. That means most of the buyers are readers, not necessarily the usual board gamers crowd. Hence its lack of ratings or attention on BGG.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Maybe it was a hit from the creator's perspective, but never heard of it and its like 13k down on the BGG list. Loose definition of "hit"