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Michael Perklin
@mperklin
I’ve played BGs for nearly 20 years, and never cared much about who won. It’s always been about the fun. Recently I became curious: if I had kept stats for these last 20 years, what insights would they show? So I did some research on tracking boardgame stats and here is what I learned…
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Michael Perklin
@mperklin
The best boardgame stats app I’ve found is BGStats: https://www.bgstatsapp.com It is able to track every stat I’d care about for any game, and I started to log my plays with my friends. This was the first step down a rabbit hole that I didn’t realize was so deep…
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Michael Perklin
@mperklin
Next, I wanted to settle a friendly rivalry amongst my play group: which of us takes the longest turns? I was convinced it was Colin (it’s always Colin), but he seemed convinced it was me! Was there an easy way to track turn times that wasn’t a burden or inconvenience? It turns out there was…
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Michael Perklin
@mperklin
Enter SharedGameTimer (SGT) https://sharedgametimer.com This unassuming little web application is incredibly full featured—and 100% free. Made by a friendly German BGer named Gustav, this web app connects to a variety of devices to make turn order and time tracking a breeze
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Lars Fotland
@fotland
A game changer. Period. 😀 I believe he's Swedish by the way 🇸🇪
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Michael Perklin
@mperklin
Yes I learned Gustav is Swedish and not German. My mistake but thankfully he forgives me. His SGT is the best boardgame upgrade I’ve found to-date and I am now a diehard user
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