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Authors: Richard Bamattre
github, linkedin

Full Description:
It's a pleasure but also a challenge to find good board games to play with my kids (7 and 3 years old).

[cue that gif of a guy throwing Catan across the room and smashing up a table]

I frequently browse Board Game Geek to find new games, but it's hard to sift through thousands of games.

So I created this table that allows me to filter by maximum age (for example getting games for ages 8 and below), number of players, time needed to play (2+ hours - no way), and other aspects like popularity and rating, theme and year published.

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Table Type: interactive-HTML
Submission Type: Single Table Example
Table: reactable
Code: GitHub - bamattre/posit_table_2024: Submission for Posit Table Contest 2024
Language: R
Industries:
Packages: reactable, reactablefmtr

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Oh nice! I did something that I think is similar. I wanted to visualize the highest ranted and overrated games per category.

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Really nice idea! Have you thought about adding filters for complexity (like weight on BGG) or cooperative vs competitive game's? That could make it even more helpful for younger kids.

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You might try adding filters for game complexity and play type, but sometimes it just helps to flip a coin
to make a decision on game nights with kids. It simplifies the choice when everything looks equally good. I've even used a coin flip simulator for quick decisions—it’s pretty handy. Balancing complexity can really enhance game selection for different ages.