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This is one I like for how well it did in our format: Choosing DnD 4th edition or Essentials for a new group and DM? It's unusual among game-rec questions in that it's an either-or question, not w …

I don't see value in such a resource. If they don't have further requirements, their question shouldn't be made to fit our guidelines artificially. A resource such as that, at best, might help a few …

Why overviews can't save "looking for a game" questions There are two kinds of overview questions: I want to understand an aspect of the hobby. This is an existing aspect of the hobby that is worth …

I have an idea to improve our answers to game-recommendation questions, and I'm presenting it here as an optional, voluntary practice that community members might wish to adopt: voluntary banners at t …

Here's an optional add-on that people may wish to use if they want to include an explanatory link in a banner they use. This is provided down here rather than in the post above because it complicates …

Game style requirements, sure: we're not going to legislate what people can say about how they successfully play certain games in certain play styles. Game recommendations, however, have very tight r …

They are the same in all substantial points. The difference is in application: GS/BS is guidance for what makes good questions and good answers on a site with an inherently subjective topic, while the …

Yeah, that's an artefact of the way banners work and the fact that they were once on-topic. The short answer is that flagging and close votes is the only way to deal with it effectively. The long ans …

Recommendations of games that fit desired criteria are off topic at RPG.se for established reasons (mostly: it breaks voting and everyone has an opinion they must add to the list). Earlier today a ne …

Our game recommendation guidelines are four years old this month. It's worth taking some time to reflect and review as a community how well they are working. What works well? What doesn't? Have they …

Our guidelines serve two masters, and neither well: Helping the asker find a game or games that will suit what they are aiming to do. Ensuring that we can meaningfully judge and vote on the answers. …

As this is a game-recommendation question, please adhere to both the FAQ and the rules for subjective questions as outlined in Good Subjective, Bad Subjective and on our Meta. In particular, all re …

Support. I've seen this cause confusion (hence that comment of mine you quoted), and ideally we would solve that confusion. Some problems are hard to solve at all, but this one takes a mere single ta …

Game-rec guidelines allow citing other people's experience using a game for the exact use described in a question. Designers are people too. In practice it's very rare for there to exist clear, citab …

Yes and no. Yes, officially, game-rec covers anything recommended for a game, not just the recommendation of games themselves. This includes everything under the tool-recommendation tag as well (which …