Ist BoardGameGeek seriös? Bewertungen & Rezensionen

Marnie Harker

1 Bewertung

vor 4 Tagen

ugh, hard to trust the ratings

ugh, the game information used to be the point; now political noise around ratings makes it hard to trust the site when comparing games.

Ralph Keaton

1 Bewertung

18. Okt. 2026

Still on the entry

What I asked to have removed was still on the game entry, which was frustrating. 😕

caper

1 Bewertung

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15. Sept. 2026

unclear bans

Bans for polite disagreement, with no clear explanation. 😕

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Sintar

US2 Bewertungen

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20. Juli 2026

Game review and rating site degraded to another political space.

Website, previously squarely focused on aspects of games like mechanics, theme, complexity, etc. in an attempt to present objective ratings and information on board games, appears to have left much of that behind to become heavily politicized. Political threads are common and dissent harshly moderated out. False ratings for political reasons are open, without a hint of pretense, and indeed encouraged; counter ratings are deleted. The phenomenon can be seen most clearly on the pages of upcoming games that brush some manner of controversy, like Defenders of Hogwarts or The Legacy of Mars, but is present to a lesser extent in older games, like Puerto Rico. This grievously harms the prior credibility of BGG's ratings and will make the site a sadly unreliable resource for informed purchasing or genuine community interaction moving forward. The site could improve by reverting to older models of neutral moderation and a focus on the actual games.

Martin Gregory

AU2 Bewertungen

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16. Juli 2026

The downfall of the hobby thanks to BGG.

A boardgame echo chamber that is worse than Reddit (which is really saying something). I used to have an account, and donated at the end of the year, but I stopped and then deleted my account when it became clear that they displayed a heavy bias and favoritism based on ideology and an aversion to any debate (even good-mannered) that went against their views. Posters would make inflammatory threads inviting argument and they would then ban/delete those seeking to offer a counter point. BGG is the reason why most games are now 'safe', non-controversial and heavily use animorphism in order to avoid offense. They have completely ruined the hobby.

Sjaak Bol

DE1 Bewertung

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6. Juli 2026

BGG bans people unfairly

Apparently it's fine on this site to give complete hateful political opinions but when you ask to keep politics out of gaming you instantly get banned. Guess inclusivity is only for the ones that share the websites ideologies

Ripped Off Consumer

US6 Bewertungen

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27. Jan. 2026

BoardGameGeek Ignores & Does Not Enforce DMCA Takedown Requests

A number years ago I invented, published and sold a board game. Printed materials are registered with the U.S. Copyright Office under a registration number. One or more persons created a entry for this game on BoardGameGeek. This entry includes photos of my copyrighted material, my name and my company name without my permission. This included the board game, rule booklet and a copyright notice label on the side of the game. This article also included a photo of the cover of the book manual that contained my autograph I filed a DMCA takedown for materials in 2024 and various images were removed. The lead image in the article that is suppose to be about my game is now a photo of a pirated version of my game with the caption of "DIT wooden...". This image is now being used on other sites to represent my game. A image of the board game and of its copyright label have been added back tot he article or were never entirely removed. BoardGameGeek has not been authorized to use any of my IP, my name, my company name or my product's name on its site. BoardGameGeek is using my IP to profit through various means such as selling ads. This is called theft. They now reply: "BoardGameGeek.com is like Wikipedia for board games - we are an information resource to learn about games. Most of the information you see is provided by our community. You will need to contact the contributing user directly." Platforms (ISPs, websites) lose protection under Section 512(c) when they no longer act as passive intermediaries. BoardGameGeek is ignoring DMCA takedown requests. The entry for this game also contains false information about its use, which means the person adding this information does not have a copy of the rules or does and does not understand English. The site also refuses to remove this information.

Jason W.

US4 Bewertungen

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9. Jan. 2026

Intolerant Company; stay away if you just want to enjoy games.

I was banned from the BBG Facebook group ran by BGG for replying to someone openly bashing Trump on a post that was about a card game and had nothing to do with politics. All I asked was "can we keep politics out of board game discussions?" When e-mailing the website about what rule did I break, they responded "what's done is done". Regardless if you are left, right, center, or non-political, if you choose to not participate with bashing the Trump administration, they deem you an enemy and remove you from their community.

Amanda Johnston

US1 Bewertung

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9. Jan. 2026

Horribly biased and hypocritical.

If I could give them zero stars, I would. They removed my husband from the group when he asked people to keep politics out of a post. He didn't share any of his political views at all. Their number one rule says they do not tolerate intolerance, that they value diversity, and do not want to actively exlude anyone. But they did just that when they removed my husband. Be advised that if you try to remain neutral and not jump on the political band wagon, they will silence you.

David Clarke

GB7 Bewertungen

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2. Jan. 2026

Massive database of boardgames information.

Well architected with all the key information such as numbers of players including the optimal number of players. It includes the details of expansions sets. It allows you to catalogue your own games list directly from the listind. A great and very with an extensive knowledge base for boardgamers.

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