&quot;The proof of the pudding is in the tasting&quot; is certainly a statement I would agree with.  Controversy around the rating system on boardgamegeek.com doesn&#x27;t really invalidate that games that rank higher tend to be better.  The same could be said of rottentomatoes.com, metacritic.com, and just about anything that rates anything.  Use a large enough set of data and even subjective evaluations are useful.<p>But I certainly wouldn&#x27;t let a rating system dictate what I think is a good game.