BoardGame Geek

[Sjeng]

I've recently been reading a lot on BGG. It's a fantastic resource site for all boardgames imaginable. I'm posting a blog there about the saturday night dungeon reports (same as on the Inn's blog), and getting more response there as on the blog.

Have any of you made an account there as well? I've seen some familiar names (toco =tocoking, and I think I saw malacath as well, both from Old Scratch). My nickname is Sjeng there as well. Friend me if you find me and if you want, check the blog, and thumb / comment there too! The more thumbs my reports get, the more people will read it

[Goblin-King]

Added. My username is Flarfy

[LordZeke]

I've been a member for a while. same user name.

[Sjeng]

cool, adding you!

I've submitted some HeroQuest badges for approval, check them here: http://boardgamegeek.com/article/16043059#16043059

and vote

[torilen]

I didn't know you could register there, nor did I ever think about that site having anything
to read or look at much, aside from game descriptions.

I've registered. How do you look for others on there?

[Sjeng]

It takes getting used to. It looks a bit chaotic at first. But you can click your profile, and add stuff there. Games you own, have for sale/trade etc.
You can search for games, but also for users etc. from the search bar with the rolldown menu. Then you can add someone to your friends with the small down arrow above the persons name.
When you check a game's info page, way down, you see +add a copy to your collection. Click this if you own it / want it / want to play it etc. You can check/uncheck the checkboxes and fill up your list that way.
There's also a gallery of images you can upload to your profile.

If you get enough GeekGold, you can buy an avatar. You can get GG by simply donating to the website ($1=1GG), but that's expensive. Avatar = 30GG!
But veteran BGG people have more GG than they know what to do with, so they can tip you for making good posts, or useful posts/reviews etc. There's even a topic where people saving up for an avatar can ask for GG. The community is friendly enough to provide you with some GG just for that purpose. So post something funny/nice/helpful and they will tip you.

It's fun to get positive feedback from blog entries or reviews. Just take your time to write something worth reading, and get to know the site and community a bit before you post.

There are also regular contests where you might win a copy of a game. When I'm not reading Ye Olde Inn, I'm lurking over there nowadays.

[LordZeke]

they do a funding drive every year that comes with a boat load of geek gold so give it a year and you will have plenty.

[Ragnar IronFist]

I'm dfwpiper1 on there. Haven't done much with it, though, other than ask some of the same moronic questions I ask here. :-p

[Daedalus]

garygnu just thumbed the blog. by the way, do you both play Sjenghis Khan and Morcar in the blog games?

[Sjeng]

No, I play Sjengis and Eddy. My wife is Morcar
I do have a second group, that will also get blogged about, where I am Morcar.



okay, I made improvements to my microbadges: http://boardgamegeek.com/article/16049132#16049132
If you want to do me a favor, and you like these badges, vote "Good as is!" on the top poll.
The second poll is for the "HQ" logo. Just pick whichever you think is best. Personally, I think the second one is the best.