The rating system is under fire because it encourages fashion over merit. It&#x27;s scale is based on what I want to play and think is good <i>right now</i> [0]. I mentioned <i>Pandemic: Legacy</i> because technically you cannot play it a second time (and personally I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ll want to). It&#x27;s a good game but I&#x27;m going to rate it highly today and probably lower once I finish it.<p>It seems to me that the rating system on BGG is skewed towards what the community thinks is presently a good game. I think Monopoly would rate much higher if we were rating based on merit instead of opinion.<p>I think most game enthusiasts and critics can see the importance and position Monopoly has had in gaming history. But in terms of what we like right now I don&#x27;t find it very surprising that Monopoly or Checkers rank low in BGG&#x27;s system. It&#x27;s a system that favors novelty (over a longer term than &quot;The Hotness&quot; but still... flash in the pan games like P:L have been rising high, quickly, and with greater frequency)<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;boardgamegeek.com&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;page&#x2F;Ratings#" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;boardgamegeek.com&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;page&#x2F;Ratings#</a>