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Player Judge
OpenGames using
5
Median complexity
1.15
0–5
Median rating
6.00
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.365
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
One player, the judge, decides the outcome of the Action.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Say Anything#1711 | 2008 | 6.35 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Snake Oil#2318 | 2010 | 6.18 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Funemployed#3196 | 2013 | 6.00 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Joking Hazard#3493 | 2016 | 5.95 | 1.0 | 90m |
| Bring Your Own Book#4498 | 2015 | 5.83 | 1.1 | 20m |
| The Big Idea#6385 | 2000 | 5.69 | 1.3 | 45m |
| The Metagame#7055 | 2011 | 5.67 | 1.6 | 45m |
| The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons#7848 | 1991 | 5.64 | 2.5 | 120m |
| Apples to Apples#8156 | 1999 | 5.63 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Someone Has Died#9043 | 2016 | 5.61 | 1.0 | 45m |
| Bluffer#9675 | 1993 | 5.59 | 1.2 | 20m |
| Sandwich#9978 | 2010 | 5.59 | 1.0 | 15m |
| Stinker#10515 | 2015 | 5.58 | 1.3 | 15m |
| Personal Preference#10978 | 1987 | 5.57 | 1.0 | 40m |
| Faces#12825 | 2003 | 5.55 | 1.1 | 30m |
| Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons#12847 | 1995 | 5.55 | 2.8 | 120m |
| Game of Quotes: Verrückte Zitate#13919 | 2017 | 5.54 | 1.3 | 30m |
| Cards Against Humanity#15256 | 2009 | 5.54 | 1.2 | 30m |
| Gift Trap mini#17275 | 2010 | 5.53 | 1.0 | 30m |
| Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare#17583 | 2016 | 5.53 | 1.3 | — |
| Happy Birthday!#19330 | 2014 | 5.52 | 1.1 | 20m |
| Crappy Birthday#19463 | 2011 | 5.52 | 1.0 | 20m |
| Mad Scientist University#19843 | 2005 | 5.52 | 1.1 | 45m |
| Man to Man#21111 | 1985 | 5.51 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Chef Cuckoo!#23040 | 2012 | 5.51 | 1.0 | 20m |
| Buy The Rights#24075 | 2016 | 5.51 | 1.5 | 60m |
| Middle Sea: Empires of the Feudal Age#24159 | 1979 | 5.51 | 2.3 | 240m |
| PicWits!#26958 | 2012 | 5.49 | 1.0 | 30m |
| Rackare!#27290 | 2015 | 5.49 | 1.2 | 60m |
| Boxers or Briefs?#27340 | 2005 | 5.49 | 1.0 | 30m |
| Adversity#28099 | 2003 | 5.49 | 1.7 | 30m |
| Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers#30300 | 2016 | 5.40 | 1.0 | 90m |
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