I wonder if the FTC has similar rules about leaving on-line reviews on platforms like App Store, Yelp and/or Google.
probably is covered. Its all social influencing.
Nice bookcases!
🙂
You mean a video of me ripping shrink off a game is not a “review”? 🙂
Most reviews seem to be in the format of a play-thru with a few trailing comments like “nice components” or a framing of the systems involved, but not if they work when you play it out over the course of the game.
As to playing… what would the expectation be for a review? I’ve seen a few where they throw a few pieces on the map and say “see – this is how you shoot” and that really does come across as the most they’ve done. I would hope a review would encompass at least a full play of a learning scenario – but too many strike me as summaries of a few turns or how they think it will play as opposed to “I just played 20 turns and this game rocks / sucks and here is why”.
And as to “trusted”… it seems it more often comes down to asking another player I know who has played the game what they think. Not sure I trust many of the reviews I see if the endstate is me spending more than $20-30 on a game. Kev knows I’ve got some $20-30 losers on the shelf that we’ve laughed about…
No one cares what you think Pete….When we getting together or you still hiding behind your mask?
You care, you bastard. If people would just suck it up and wear a damn mask for a month, my wife could stop dealing with sick people in the hospital, and I could start freely gaming!
Speaking of the “power of reviews” — got a copy of Brazen Chariots coming my way after watching your low quality videos.
I wonder if the FTC has similar rules about leaving on-line reviews on platforms like App Store, Yelp and/or Google.
probably is covered. Its all social influencing.
Nice bookcases!
🙂
You mean a video of me ripping shrink off a game is not a “review”? 🙂
Most reviews seem to be in the format of a play-thru with a few trailing comments like “nice components” or a framing of the systems involved, but not if they work when you play it out over the course of the game.
As to playing… what would the expectation be for a review? I’ve seen a few where they throw a few pieces on the map and say “see – this is how you shoot” and that really does come across as the most they’ve done. I would hope a review would encompass at least a full play of a learning scenario – but too many strike me as summaries of a few turns or how they think it will play as opposed to “I just played 20 turns and this game rocks / sucks and here is why”.
And as to “trusted”… it seems it more often comes down to asking another player I know who has played the game what they think. Not sure I trust many of the reviews I see if the endstate is me spending more than $20-30 on a game. Kev knows I’ve got some $20-30 losers on the shelf that we’ve laughed about…
No one cares what you think Pete….When we getting together or you still hiding behind your mask?
You care, you bastard. If people would just suck it up and wear a damn mask for a month, my wife could stop dealing with sick people in the hospital, and I could start freely gaming!
Speaking of the “power of reviews” — got a copy of Brazen Chariots coming my way after watching your low quality videos.